ordinary
UK ['ɔ:.dɪ.nə.ri] US ['ɔ:r.dən.er-] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual 普通的，平常的；平凡的；一般的•an ordinary neighbourhood普通的街区 •Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ordinary people and fewer stories about the rich and famous.这本杂志的读者说，他们希望多刊登一些普通人的故事，少一些关于富人和名人的事情。 •Her last concert appearance in Britain was no ordinary (= a very special) performance.她在伦敦的最后一场音乐会不同凡响。 in the ordinary way UK
■normally, or in the way that usually happens 一般；通常•If we hadn't seen the TV programme, we would have carried on giving money to the charity in the ordinary way.要是我们没有看这个电视节目，我们还会像往常那样给该慈善组织捐钱的。 out of the ordinary * unusual •For the police, the incident seemed nothing out of the ordinary/did not seem out of the ordinary.对于警方来说，这件事似乎没有甚么不寻常的地方。 |