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mediocrity

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Source Word

mediocrity

IPA(Pronunciation)

/miːdɪˈɒkɹɪti/

Noun

archaic countable uncountable obsolete

Japanese Meaning

極端な二者の中間に位置する性質、すなわち、平均的または中庸な状態を指す。 / （古い意味）中庸な行動、つまり節度や均衡、バランスのある行動や考え方を表す。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は均衡を非常に重んじていたため、中庸を弱さではなく、二つの極端の間の位置を保つ技術だと見なしていた。

Sense（1）

(now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.

Sense（2）

(obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

, New York Review Books 2001, p.273:

In adversity I wish for prosperity, and in prosperity I am afraid of adversity. What mediocrity may be found?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.

England captain Harry Kane lifted the mediocrity of an attritional first half on a slow surface when he scored his 33rd goal for his country, a superbly guided diving header from Luke Shaw's cross seven minutes before the interval.

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Sense（4）

An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.

mediocrities

（ plural ）

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