mediocre英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.

— Of the hundreds of inferior poets, who are continually offering their sonnets and addresses to the Moon, (or to the public instead of that luminary,) Wade, Barton, Wiffen, and Bailey, are the most conspicuous. Wade is a new aspirant, but gives strong prognostications of genius. Barton and Bailey are above the mediocres, and Wiffen tolerable.
A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers. historical

形容词 adj.

Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.

— I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.

词形变化

more mediocre comparative most mediocre superlative mediocer alternative,obsolete médiocre alternative,dated mediocres plural mediocer alternative,obsolete médiocre alternative,dated

词汇关系

反义词

A-grade awesome bad excellent good grade-A satisfactory wonderful

词源

词源 1

From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.

词源 2

From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.