English Dictionary

mediocrity

IPA（発音記号）

/miːdɪˈɒkɹɪti/

名詞

古語 可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

(now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean. / (obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

日本語の意味

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。

She valued balance so highly that she saw mediocrity not as weakness but as the skill of maintaining a position between two extremes.

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。

意味（1）

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

意味（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?

意味（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.

意味（4）

An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.

mediocrities （ plural ）