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  2. /ordinary-looking

ordinary-looking

UK/'ɔːdɪn(ə)rɪ-'lʊkɪŋ/US

Definitions

adj.

Having a plain, unremarkable appearance

相貌平常的,外表普通的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ordinaryorder, rank, arrangement; to arrange or command
+
-lookingroot
=ordinary-looking

ordinary + -looking = looking ordinary, i.e. plain in appearance with nothing that stands out.

Common Collocations

  • 1.ordinary-looking person外表普通的人
  • 2.ordinary-looking place貌不惊人的地方

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The suspect was an ordinary-looking man in his forties.

  • 2.

    From outside it was just an ordinary-looking house.

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