mediocrity

• n.凡庸な才能；ありふれた

平凡な,ありふれた,凡庸なから

mediocrity (n.)

early 15c., "moderation; intermediate state or amount," from Middle French médiocrité and directly from Latin mediocritatem (nominative mediocritas) "a middle state, middling condition, medium," from mediocris (see mediocre). Neutral at first; disparaging sense began to predominate from late 16c. The meaning "person of mediocre abilities or attainments" is from 1690s. Before the tinge of disparagement crept in, another name for the Golden Mean was golden mediocrity.

1. His acting career started brilliantly，then sank into mediocrity .

彼のキャリアはスタート時に勢いよく、それから凡庸になった。

2.His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity .

彼の芝居がユニークなのは、驚くほど平凡であることだ。

3.The old poet decried the mediocrity of today 's writing.

老詩人が現代文体の凡庸さを批判した。

4.Fashion today is sloppy mediocrity .

今のファッションの品位は低く、平凡で不思議ではありません。

5.They have often raised a man from mediocrity to success.

それらはしばしば平凡な世代を成功に向かわせる。