1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“commonplace”,了解它作为形容词时的常用搭配。
(1)[搭配]VERBS
be, seem 平凡;似乎平凡 become 变得平凡;regard sth as 认为…很普通:
Such actions were regarded as commonplace during the war.
这样的行为被认为是战争期间常有的事。
(2)[搭配]ADV.
very 非常普通;almost 几近寻常;enough, fairly, quite, rather ;十分平常;相当普通:
Her situation sounded commonplace enough. 她的情况听起来很一般。
(3)[搭配]PREP.
among/amongst 在…中间很平常:
These ideas are commonplace among teenagers.
这些观念在十几岁的人中间很常见。
2)翻译下面的句子:
去国外度假已经变得越来越平常。
Going abroad for vacation has become increasingly commonplace.
(参考翻译:Foreign vacations have become increasingly commonplace. 或 Holidaying abroad has become increasingly commonplace.)
3)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
例子:It is more commonplace to do office work by computer instead of paper than ever before.
场景:无纸化办公比过去更加普遍了。
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