commonplace
adj
(often derog 常作贬义) ordinary; not interesting 平常的; 平凡的; 寻常的; 不引起兴趣的
He's not at all exciting, in fact he's really rather commonplace. 他毫不出奇, 实际上平庸得很. commonplace, n
1 remark, etc that is ordinary or unoriginal; truism (平淡的或无见地的)言语; 陈词滥调; 老生常谈
a conversation full of mere commonplaces
He uttered a few commonplaces about peace and democracy. 他泛泛地谈了几句关於和平与民主的话.
2 event, topic, etc that is ordinary or usual (普通的或寻常的)事情、 主题等
Air travel is a commonplace nowadays. 现在坐飞机是平常事.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's very satisfying to see so many of you here.
各位女士各位先生,早上好,在这里见到你们大家使人感到非常满意。
I suggest that we ask users of this machine what they think about it. We can photograph them using it too. Then we can put their comments at the top of the advertisement in big print. We can bring in some humour too. People enjoy reading humorous ads.