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单词 mediocre
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
me•di•o•cre /ˌmidiˈoʊkɚ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of ordinary or moderate quality:gets mediocre grades.
me•di•oc•ri•ty /ˌmidiˈɑkrɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]was not satisfied with mediocrity.See -medi-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
me•di•o•cre  (mē′dē ōkər),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of only ordinary or moderate quality;
    neither good nor bad;
    barely adequate.
  2. rather poor or inferior.
  • Latin mediocris in a middle state, literally, at middle height = medi(us) mid1 + Old Latin ocris rugged mountain, cognate with Greek ókris, akin to ákros apex; compare Umbrian ocar hill, citadel
  • Middle French
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mediocre /ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə; ˈmiːdɪˌəʊkə/ adj
  1. often derogatory average or ordinary in quality
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Latin mediocris moderate, literally: halfway up the mountain, from medius middle + ocris stony mountain
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