mundane

[英] [mʌnˈdeɪn, ˈmʌnˌdeɪn] [美] [mʌnˈden, ˈmʌnˌden] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 普通的;平凡的;单调的 Something that is mundane is very ordinary and not at all interesting or unusual. 
  • Be willing to do even mundane tasks.

    即使平凡的工作也乐意承担。

  • ...the mundane realities of life.

    平淡的现实生活

  • You can refer to mundane things as the mundane. 平凡的事;平淡的事;俗务
    • It's an attitude that turns the mundane into something rather more interesting and exciting.

      这种态度会将平淡的事情变得更加有趣而令人激动。

Adjective

1. found in the ordinary course of events;

  • "a placid everyday scene"
  • "it was a routine day"
  • "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

2. concerned with the world or worldly matters;

  • "mundane affairs"
  • "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"

3. belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly;

  • "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"
  • "so terrene a being as himself"
1. A grasp of mundane affairs is genuine knowledge; an understanding of worldly wisdom is true learning.
世事洞明皆学问,人情练达即文章。

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2. I found the job very mundane.
我觉得这工作非常单调。

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3. It was hard to return to mundane matters after such excitement.
经验过这种紧张的情形,很难再回来做例行的事务。

来自《简明英汉词典》