mediocrity
/mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/ 名词 C2中文： 平庸、平庸之辈
- The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard. · Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity.
- A person with mediocre abilities or achievements. · populated with mediocrities· surrounded by mediocrities
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His attentions to Miss King were now the consequence of views solely and hatefully mercenary; and the mediocrity of her fortune proved no longer the moderation of his wishes, but his eagerness to grasp at anything.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius, and MacDonald had talent enough for his profession to enable him to perceive that there was no humiliation in seeking the assistance of one who already stood alone in Europe, both in his gifts and in his experience.
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