not unusual; ordinary
平常的;平凡的,普通的
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unemployment was commonplace in his trade .在他的行业里,失业是很平常的。
not interesting or original; trite
平淡无味的;无创见的;平庸的;陈腐的
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the usual commonplace remarks .老生常谈。
a usual or ordinary thing
寻常的事物;普通的事物
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bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there .在那里,轰炸几乎已经成为公众生活中的一件平常事了。
a trite saying or topic; a platitude
老生常谈;陈词滥调
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it is a commonplace to talk of the young being alienated .谈论年轻人移情别恋已是老生常谈。
a notable passage in a work copied into a commonplace book
备忘札记;摘录。
"mid 16th cent. (originally