ordinary: [14] Latin ōrdinārius meant ‘following the usual course’; it was a derivative of ōrdō, source of English order. It was originally used in English as a noun, meaning ‘someone with jurisdiction in ecclesiastical cases’, and right up until the 19th century the noun ordinary was common, with an amazingly wide range of meanings (including ‘post, mail’, ‘fixed allowance’, ‘priest who visited people in the condemned cell’, and ‘tavern’). Nowadays, however, the only (quasi-)nominal use at all frequently encountered is in the phrase out of the ordinary. English first took the word up as an adjective in the 15th century. => order
ordinary (adj.)
early 15c., "belonging to the usual order or course," from Old French ordinarie "ordinary, usual" and directly from Latin ordinarius "customary, regular, usual, orderly," from ordo (genitive ordinis) "order" (see order (n.)). Its various noun usages, dating to late 14c. and common until 19c., now largely extinct except in out of the ordinary (1893). In British education, Ordinary level (abbrev. O level), "lowest of the three levels of General Certificate of Education," is attested from 1947. Related: Ordinarily.
实用例句
1. It was just an ordinary voice, but he sang in tune.
他声音很一般，但唱得都在调子上。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.
普通人的命运任凭那些平庸刻板的官僚们摆布。
来自柯林斯例句
3. This Human Rights Act is enforceable in the ordinary courts.
这项《人权法案》适用于普通法庭。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Food for the ordinary Soviet troops and NCOs was very poor.
苏联普通士兵的伙食很糟糕。
来自柯林斯例句
5. It may also appeal to the latent chauvinism of many ordinary people.