ordinary
adjective uk/ˈɔː.dən.əri/ us/ˈɔːr.dən.er.i/
B1 普通的，平常的；平凡的；一般的
not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual
an ordinary neighbourhood 普通的街区
Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ordinary people and fewer stories about the rich and famous. 这本杂志的读者说他们希望多登一些普通人的故事，少登一些关于富人和名人的事情。
Her last concert appearance in Britain was no ordinary (= a very special) performance. 她在英国的最后一场音乐会不同凡响。
in the ordinary wayUK 一般，通常
normally, or in the way that usually happens
If we hadn't seen the TV programme, we would have carried on giving money to the charity in the ordinary way. 要是我们没有看这个电视节目，我们还会像往常那样给该慈善组织捐钱的。
out of the ordinaryC2 不寻常
unusual
For the police, the incident was nothing out of the ordinary/did not seem out of the ordinary. 对于警方来说，这件事似乎没有什么不同寻常的地方。
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- Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
- Movie theaters are harder to repurpose than ordinary stores in a shopping mall.
- She accused the government of trampling on the needs and rights of the ordinary citizen.
- At times, his performance verged on brilliance, but at others it was only ordinary.
- My job's been downgraded to that of ordinary editor.