mediocre
英検準1級平凡な・二流の
意味
- 月並みの,平凡な;中途半端な
例文
To become popular, you need to be mediocre.
人気者になるためには、凡庸でなくてはならない。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.