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Pronunciation / Transliteration: xún cháng shì
"在现代社会，网络连接已经是寻常事了。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A completely ordinary, unremarkable, or everyday thing, remark, or occurrence.
"Foreign travel has become a commonplace for many people nowadays."
- 1
Not unusual; ordinary, typical, or found everywhere.
"Smartphones are now commonplace in modern society."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin translation 'locus communis' of the Greek 'topos koinos', referring to standard themes or arguments used in rhetoric. In Middle English and Renaissance translation, it evolved into 'common place' representing widely accepted ideas, eventually merging into a single noun and adjective indicating ordinary or ubiquitous occurrences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Commonplace" is said worldwide
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lieu commun
Transliteration: lyø kɔmœ̃
"Les retards de train sont devenus un lieu commun."
Alltäglichkeit
Transliteration: ˈaltˌtɛːklɪçkaɪt
"Die Digitalisierung ist zu einer Alltäglichkeit geworden."
luogo comune
Transliteration: ˈlwɔɡo koˈmune
"Quello è solo un vecchio luogo comune."
lugar común
Transliteration: luˈɡaɾ koˈmun
"El estrés laboral se ha vuelto un lugar común."
lugar-comum
Transliteration: luˈɡaɾis kuˈmũis
"Erros ortográficos são lugares-comuns na internet."
आम बात
Transliteration: aam baat
"आजकल तकनीक का इस्तेमाल एक आम बात हो गई है।"
寻常事
Transliteration: xún cháng shì
"在现代社会，网络连接已经是寻常事了。"
흔한 일
Transliteration: heunhan il
"스마트폰 사용은 이제 아주 흔한 일이 되었습니다."
当たり前のこと
Transliteration: atarimae no koto
"今や海外旅行は当たり前のこととなった。"
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