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Mediocre is an adjective that means “merely adequate” or “of only ordinary quality.” A “C” is a mediocre grade for students who are fair to middling.
The roots of the adjective mediocre are from the Latin medial, “middle,” and ocris, “mountain.” If you think about it, the middle of a mountain is neither up nor down and neither here nor there — just somewhere in between. The definition of mediocre is “of ordinary quality,” “merely adequate,” and “average.” Another word that shares the same root is mediocracy, which means “government run by mediocre people” — an all-too-common condition.
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词根词缀
词根: medi
=middle,halft 表示”中间”
adj.
immediate 立即的,即时的;直接的,最接近的im无+medi中间+ate……的→无中间的→立刻的
intermediate 中间的,居间的;中级的inter在……之间+mediate调解→在中间调节→中间体,媒介物
median 中间的medi中间+an表名词和形容词→adj.中间的 n.[三角形]中线
mediocre 平庸的,平凡的medi中间+ocre石山→中间的山→不是高山→平庸
medium 中等的medi中间+um→中间物,媒介
n.
intermediate 中间体,媒介物inter在……之间+mediate调解→在中间调节→中间体,媒介物
medial 媒体medi中间+al……的→n.媒体
median [三角形]中线medi中间+an表名词和形容词→adj.中间的 n.[三角形]中线
mediation 调解mediate[v.调停,作为引起……的媒介]+ion表名词→n.调解
mediator 调停者,仲裁人mediate[v.调停,作为引起……的媒介]+or人→n.调停者,仲裁人
medium [medi中间+um→中间物,媒介
v.
mediate 调停,作为引起……的媒介medi中间+ate表动词→在[中间]走→调停,调解