ordinary

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ ordinary /ˈoɚdəˌneri/ Brit /ˈɔːdənri/ adjective

¹ ordinary

/ˈoɚdəˌneri/ Brit /ˈɔːdənri/

adjective

Learner's definition of ORDINARY

[more ordinary; most ordinary]

always used before a noun : normal or usual : not unusual, different, or special普通的；平常的

Today was just another ordinary [=routine] day at work.今天只是又一个普通的工作日而已。
They've had the ordinary problems associated with starting a new business.他们碰上了开办新公司常会遇到的问题。
the ordinary [=regular] language/speech we use every day我们的日常用语
My wife thought our guide was strange, but he seemed perfectly ordinary to me.我妻子觉得导游有点奇怪，但在我看来他很正常。
ordinary people [=people who are not famous, rich, etc.]普通人
It was no ordinary day. [=it was a special or unusual day]那是不平凡的一天。

disapproving : neither very good nor very bad : not very impressive一般

in the ordinary way

British

: in the normal or usual way : as something is always done照旧；像往常一样

They had their morning coffee in the ordinary way, reading the paper and not speaking until they were finished.他们如往常一样喝早间咖啡，看报，之后才开口说话。

/ˈoɚdəˌnerinəs/ noun [noncount]

² ordinary /ˈoɚdəˌneri/ Brit /ˈɔːdənri/ noun

² ordinary

/ˈoɚdəˌneri/ Brit /ˈɔːdənri/

noun

Learner's definition of ORDINARY

: unusual, different, or strange : not what is considered to be normal不平常的