ordinary

or·di·nar·y

O0111300 (ôr′dn-ĕr′ē)adj.1. Commonly encountered; usual: an ordinary delay at the bridge tolls. See Synonyms at common.2. a. Having no special ability, quality, or purpose: ordinary people; ordinary black tea.b. Not particularly good; not better than average: The service was good, but the food was very ordinary.3. Law Having direct authority to decide a case, rather than being delegated that power, as a judge.4. Mathematics Designating a differential equation containing no more than one independent variable.n. pl. or·di·nar·ies 1. The usual or normal condition or course of events: Nothing out of the ordinary occurred.2. Law A judge with direct authority as opposed to delegated authority to decide a case.3. often Ordinary Ecclesiastical a. The parts of the Mass that remain unchanged from day to day.b. A division of the Roman Breviary containing the unchangeable parts of the office other than the Psalms.c. A cleric, such as the residential bishop of a diocese, with ordinary jurisdiction over a specified territory.4. Heraldry One of the simplest and commonest charges, such as the bend and the cross.5. Chiefly British a. A complete meal provided at a fixed price.b. A tavern or inn providing such a meal.

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[Middle English ordinarie, from Old French, from Latin ōrdinārius, from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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or′di·nar′i·ness n.

ordinary

(ˈɔːdənrɪ) adj1. of common or established type or occurrence2. familiar, everyday, or unexceptional3. uninteresting or commonplace4. (Law) having regular or ex officio jurisdiction: an ordinary judge. 5. (Mathematics) maths (of a differential equation) containing two variables only and derivatives of one of the variables with respect to the othern, pl -naries6. a common or average situation, amount, or degree (esp in the phrase out of the ordinary)7. a normal or commonplace person or thing8. (Law) civil law a judge who exercises jurisdiction in his own right9. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (usually capital) an ecclesiastic, esp a bishop, holding an office to which certain jurisdictional powers are attached10. (Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church a. the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day. Compare proper¹³b. a prescribed form of divine service, esp the Mass11. (Automotive Engineering) the US name for penny-farthing12. (Heraldry) heraldry any of several conventional figures, such as the bend, the fesse, and the cross, commonly charged upon shields13. (Historical Terms) history a clergyman who visited condemned prisoners before their death14. obsolete a. a meal provided regularly at a fixed priceb. the inn providing such meals15. in ordinary Brit (used esp in titles) in regular service or attendance: physician in ordinary to the sovereign. [C16: (adj) and C13: (some n senses): ultimately from Latin ordinārius orderly, from ordō order]

or•di•nar•y

(ˈɔr dnˌɛr i)

adj., n., pl. -nar•ies. adj. 1. of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional. 2. plain or undistinguished. 3. somewhat inferior or below average; mediocre. 4. customary; usual; normal. 5. (of jurisdiction) immediate, as contrasted with that which is delegated. 6. (of officials) belonging to the regular staff or the fully recognized class. n. 7. the commonplace or average condition, degree, etc.: ability far above the ordinary. 8. something regular, customary, or usual. 9. the service of the Mass exclusive of the proper. 10. (formerly, in England) a member of the clergy appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death. 11. a bishop, archbishop, or other ecclesiastic or his deputy, in his capacity as an ex officio ecclesiastical authority. 12. (in some U.S. states) a judge of a court of probate. 13. Brit. a complete meal at a restaurant or inn with all courses included at one fixed price. 14. a restaurant, public house, or dining room serving all customers the same standard meal or fare. 15. a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind. 16. a simple, common heraldic charge, as the chevron. Idioms: 1. in ordinary, in regular service: a physician in ordinary to the king. 2. out of the ordinary, a. unusual. b. unusually good. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin ōrdinārius regular, of the usual order. See order] or′di•nar`i•ness, n. syn: See common.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ordinary - a judge of a probate court law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"judge, jurist, justice - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
	2.	ordinary - the expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
	3.	ordinary - a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for deathclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	4.	ordinary - an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheelordinary bicyclebicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
	5.	ordinary - (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shieldsbend dexter, bend - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower leftarmorial bearing, heraldic bearing, bearing, charge - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shieldfess, fesse - (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shieldheraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogiesbend sinister, bar sinister - a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
Adj.	1.	ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	2.	ordinary - lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"averagecommon - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"

ordinary

adjective1. usual, standard, normal, common, established, settled, regular, familiar, household, typical, conventional, routine, stock, everyday, prevailing, accustomed, customary, habitual, quotidian, wonted It was just an ordinary day for us.2. commonplace, plain, modest, humble, stereotyped, pedestrian, mundane, vanilla (slang), stale, banal, unremarkable, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, homespun, uninteresting, workaday, common or garden (informal), unmemorable My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours.3. average, middling, fair, indifferent, not bad, mediocre, so-so (informal), unremarkable, tolerable, run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, unexceptional, bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) The food here is cheap, but very ordinary.
average special, novel, rare, inspired, unique, unusual, impressive, extraordinary, outstanding, distinguished, superior, exceptional, notableout of the ordinary unusual, different, odd, important, special, striking, surprising, significant, strange, exciting, rare, impressive, extraordinary, outstanding, remarkable, bizarre, distinguished, unexpected, curious, exceptional, notable, unfamiliar, abnormal, queer, uncommon, singular, unconventional, noteworthy, atypical Have you noticed anything out of the ordinary about him?

ordinary

adjective1. Commonly encountered:average, common, commonplace, general, normal, typical, usual.2. Being of no special quality or type:average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable.nounA regular or customary matter, condition, or course of events:commonplace, norm, rule, usual.

Translations

平凡的平常的普通的

ordinary

(ˈoːdənəri) adjective1. usual; normal. She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner. 平常的 平常的2. not unusually good etc. Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary. 平凡的 平凡的ˈordinarily adverb usually. 平常地 平常地out of the ordinary unusual. I don't consider her behaviour at all out of the ordinary. 非凡的 非凡的

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