commonplace學測 L6KK [ˈkɑməˌnples] ｜ /ˈkɑməˌnpleɪs/
平凡的；司空見慣的·陳腔濫調；老套的話
同一字身兼形容詞與名詞，學測常考
Losing your phone charger has become so commonplace that shops now sell replacements at every counter.
手機充電線搞丟已經是稀鬆平常的事，店家甚至在每個櫃檯都賣替換品。
一個畫面：視而不見
看膩畫面看太多次，不再注意
聽膩台詞聽太多次，直接略過
義項
街景雷同B2adjective平凡的；司空見慣的
Wearing jeans and a T-shirt has become a commonplace outfit for school events.
穿牛仔褲配T恤已成為校園活動稀鬆平常的穿著。
a commonplace occurrence
台詞老套B1noun陳腔濫調；老套的話
During the presentation, the speaker filled his speech with commonplaces such as 'it is what it is'.
在簡報中，講者滿口都是「事情就是這樣」之類的陳腔濫調。
filled with commonplaces
片語
a commonplace occurrence日常小事 →很普通常發生的事
filled with commonplaces滿口老套 →滿嘴都是陳腔濫調
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'During the presentation, the speaker filled his speech with commonplaces such as it is what it is.' 這句中 commonplaces 最接近哪個意思？(A) 稀鬆平常的日常小事 (B) 陳腔濫調的老套話
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(B)
此處 commonplaces 是名詞「老套的話」。
commonplace 除了形容詞，也可以當名詞使用。(對/錯)
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對
commonplace 當名詞指『陳腔濫調的話』，此用法在條目中也有例句佐證。