commonplace

よくある、ありふれた

頻繁に起こる、または多くの場所で見られる。

やさしい英語で： Happening often or found in many places.

• Online shopping is commonplace.
• Such delays became commonplace last winter.
• Electric cars are increasingly commonplace in our city.

類義語： common, frequent, widespread

反対語： rare, unusual

よく使う表現： become commonplace, increasingly commonplace, commonplace practice

平凡な、ありきたりの

特別なところや面白みがなく、ありきたりな。

やさしい英語で： Ordinary and lacking anything special or interesting.

• The room had a commonplace design.
• She turned commonplace objects into beautiful sculptures.
• His ideas seemed rather commonplace.

類義語： ordinary, unremarkable, uninteresting

反対語： remarkable, extraordinary

よく使う表現： commonplace ideas, commonplace objects, commonplace design, commonplace appearance

ありふれたこと

人がよく行ったり経験したりする、普通のこと。

やさしい英語で： Something ordinary that people often do or experience.

• Long delays are a commonplace here.
• What once seemed magical is now a commonplace.
• The book examines the commonplaces of family life.

使い方： a commonplace of something (Long journeys are a commonplace of modern life.)

類義語： everyday occurrence, ordinary thing

よく使う表現： a commonplace, everyday commonplace, commonplace of life

決まり文句、陳腐な言葉

何度も繰り返され、新鮮さや面白みのなくなった考えや言葉。

やさしい英語で： An idea or statement repeated so often that it says nothing new or interesting.

• His speech contained only commonplaces.
• She repeated the commonplace that money cannot buy happiness.
• The essay offers fresh insights instead of tired commonplaces.

類義語： cliché, platitude, truism

よく使う表現： repeat a commonplace, empty commonplace, tired commonplace

引用を書き留める

読んだ本などの一節を、自分のノートに書き集める。

やさしい英語で： To collect passages from your reading in a personal notebook.

• She liked to commonplace while reading.
• He commonplaced passages from several poets.
• Students were encouraged to commonplace regularly in their notebooks.

よく使う表現： commonplace regularly, commonplace a passage, commonplace while reading