| 单词 | mundane |
| 释义 | mundane (once / 3411 pages) adj An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent." Mundane, from the Latin word mundus, "world," originally referred to things on earth. Such things were supposed to be uninteresting when compared to the delights of Heaven; hence the word's present meaning. Writing about reality TV shows, a Newsweek writer opined, "In reality bizarro-world, the mundane is presented as the spectacular" — in other words, people's everyday routines are now televised as entertainment. WORD FAMILYmundane: mundanely, mundaneness, mundanity+/mundanity: mundanities USAGE EXAMPLESBut there’s a thin line between delivering a few memorable facts and stories and overloading visitors with mundane details. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Crescendoing from totally mundane music video concepts to actual surreal, semi-frightening 3D experiences, the six-piece series shows the artist’s growing mastery of this burgeoning technology. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) Then there are the more mundane threats that harm sea life, including coral. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) 1adj found in the ordinary course of events Syn everyday, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday ordinary not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree 2adj concerned with the world or worldly matters mundane affairs Syn terrestrial secular, temporal, worldly characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world 3adj belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind Syn terrene earthly of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven |
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