Only the mediocre are always at their best.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 普通的;中等的;质量中等偏下的;碌;
💡 medi中间+ocre石山→中间的山,不是高山→平庸的
"I thought the play was only mediocre."
我认为这部戏剧只是平庸之作。
近义:lackluster, listless, medium, middling, passable, average
反义:highest, illustrious, appointed, leading, magnificent, marked
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;(个人的)最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败,胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义:badder, baddest, worse