ordinary
gb/ˈɔɹdɪnˌɛɹi/ us/ˈɔɹdɪnˌɛɹi/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1500
hétköznapi, szokványos, átlagos, közepes, ordinárium, ordinárius
A2
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
an ordinary [object/person/day]
She wore an ordinary dress to the party.
Egy hétköznapi ruhát vett fel a partira.
It was just an ordinary Monday morning.
Csak egy átlagos hétfő reggel volt.
The restaurant serves ordinary food, nothing fancy.
He lives an ordinary life in the suburbs.
This phone looks ordinary but works very well.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I had an ordinary day at school.
Átlagos napom volt az iskolában.
He is an ordinary man.
Hétköznapi ember.
This is an ordinary pen.
We saw many ordinary houses on the street.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ordinary' with 'usual'. 'Usual' refers to what regularly happens, while 'ordinary' describes something not special.
Σημασία
Not special or unusual
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
ordinary people
|ordinary day
|ordinary life
|ordinary clothes
Συνώνυμα
normal (Very close in meaning, but 'normal' emphasizes conformity to a standard, while 'ordinary' stresses lack of specialness.)
|
common ('Common' can suggest frequency or wide occurrence, while 'ordinary' focuses on lack of distinction.)
Αντώνυμα
extraordinary (Direct opposite; means very unusual or remarkable.)
|
special (Implies having unique or important qualities, unlike 'ordinary'.)
Θέματα
daily life
|descriptions
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Not special in any way; normal and usual.
Having no special or distinctive features; normal and commonplace.
B1
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
an ordinary [performance/result/meal]
The team's play was ordinary compared to last week.
A csapat játéka közepes volt a múlt hetihez képest.
Her cooking is ordinary but filling.
A főztje átlagos, de laktató.
The film was ordinary and forgettable.
His grades were ordinary this semester.
The hotel room was clean but rather ordinary.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The food was ordinary.
Az étel közepes volt.
His work is ordinary.
A munkája átlagos.
It was an ordinary game.
Σημασία
Average in quality or ability
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
ordinary performance
|ordinary results
|ordinary quality
Συνώνυμα
mediocre ('Mediocre' often has a more negative tone, while 'ordinary' can be neutral.)
Αντώνυμα
excellent (Strongly positive quality, opposite of average.)
Θέματα
evaluations
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Not very good but not very bad; just average.
Of average quality; not particularly good or bad.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
FORMAL
3
ordinárium
C2
The choir sang the Ordinary during the service.
A kórus a szertartás során az ordináriumot énekelte.
He studied the history of the Ordinary in medieval music.
Az ordinárium történetét tanulmányozta a középkori zenében.
The Ordinary contrasts with the Proper, which changes daily.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
They learned about the Ordinary in church.
A templomban az ordináriumról tanultak.
The Ordinary is always the same words.
Az ordinárium szövege mindig ugyanaz.
The priest said the Ordinary.
Σημασία
Regular worship service part
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
the Ordinary of the Mass
Συνώνυμα
fixed liturgy (A more descriptive phrase for the same concept.)
Θέματα
religion
Ορισμός
In Christian churches, the parts of the service that are always the same.
The part of the Christian liturgy that remains the same from day to day, especially in the Roman Catholic Mass.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C2
FORMAL
4
ordinárius
C2
The bishop is the ordinary of the diocese.
A püspök az egyházmegye ordináriusa.
The case was heard by the military ordinary.
Az ügyet a katonai ordinárius tárgyalta.
An ordinary has specific powers under canon law.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The bishop is an ordinary.
A püspök ordinárius.
The court spoke to the ordinary.
A bíróság beszélt az ordináriussal.
An ordinary has power in the church.
Σημασία
Official person in authority
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
military ordinary
|diocesan ordinary
Συνώνυμα
official ('Official' is more general; 'ordinary' is specific to certain institutions.)
Θέματα
religion
|law
Ορισμός
An official person with special authority in a church or law court.
A person who has authority by virtue of office, especially in church or law contexts.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
ordinary
IPA
GB/ˈɔɹdɪnˌɛɹi/
US/ˈɔɹdɪnˌɛɹi/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
or - din - ary (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (or)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: ordinary
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Core family
ordinarily
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
extraordinary
adjective B1
extraordinarily
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
ordinariness
noun
Εκφράσεις
in the ordinary course of events
1/ˈɪn ðə ˈɔɹdɪnˌɛɹi kˈɔɹs əv ɪvˈɛnts/
fixed phrase
formal
As things normally happen
In the normal way that things usually happen.
Παραδείγματα
- In the ordinary course of events, we would meet once a month.
- Such problems don't arise in the ordinary course of events.
out of the ordinary
1/ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈɔɹdɪnˌɛɹi/
fixed phrase
Unusual or unexpected
Different from what is usual or normal.
Παραδείγματα
- Her sudden arrival was out of the ordinary.
- There's nothing out of the ordinary about his behavior.
nothing out of the ordinary
1/nˈʌθɪŋ ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈɔɹdɪnˌɛɹi/
fixed phrase
No difference from usual
Used to say that everything is normal.
Παραδείγματα
- I looked around and saw nothing out of the ordinary.
- The day went by with nothing out of the ordinary happening.
nothing out of the ordinary
2/nˈʌθɪŋ ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈɔɹdɪnˌɛɹi/
fixed phrase
Completely usual or normal situation
Nothing different from what is normal or expected.
Παραδείγματα
- We checked the house but found nothing out of the ordinary.
- His report contained nothing out of the ordinary.