normal
UK/'nɔːm(ə)l/US/'nɒ:ml/
NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFLA2
Definitions
adj.
Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected
正常的；通常的，典型的
adj.
(technical) Free from disease or disorder; functioning as it should
（医学/技术）健康的，无异常的，功能正常的
n.
The usual or expected state, level, or condition
常态，正常水平
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednorm (standard, the carpenter's square) + -al (relating to) = 'measuring up to the square.' Latin normalis first meant 'perpendicular, made by the square,' and that geometric sense of 'correctly aligned' broadened into 'conforming to the standard' — the way things usually and properly are.
Root norm still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.perfectly normal完全正常
- 2.return to normal恢复正常
- 3.normal range正常范围
- 4.the new normal新常态
- 5.normal conditions正常状况
Example Sentences
- 1.
It's perfectly normal to feel nervous before a big interview.
- 2.
After the storm passed, life slowly returned to normal.
- 3.
The doctor said my blood pressure is back within the normal range.
- 4.
On a normal weekday she leaves the house by eight.