普通的，平常的；平庸的，平淡的　not unusual, common

　～ residents　市民
　～ times　平时
　～ way　平常的方法，常情

　He has always rated himself above ordinary musicians.　他总认为自己比一般的音乐家高。
　The royal family is insulated from many of the difficulties faced by ordinary people.　皇室成员与世隔绝，许多普通百姓面临的难处他们都未必面对。
　He says he's just an ordinary man, living in an ordinary house, with ordinary hopes and fears.　他说他只是一个普通人，住着平常的房子，怀着寻常的希冀和忧惧。
　I've got an ordinary sort of car, nothing special.　我的汽车是一辆普通牌子的车，没有什么特殊。
　We were dressed up for the party but she was still in her ordinary clothes.　我们都盛装赴会，而她却依然日常装束。
　Her ordinary tone of voice is very loud.　她通常说话声音很响。
　He has brains above the ordinary people.　他头脑比普通人灵活。
　He supplements his ordinary income by writing books.　他靠编写书籍来增加平常的收入。
　That is only an ordinary incident.　这只不过是日常小事。
　He worked neither for fame nor fortune and always fought at his ordinary post.　他不为名、不为利，始终战斗在平凡的岗位上。
　His speech was just ordinary.　他的讲话很平常。
　She is likable enough, but very ordinary.　她还算可爱，但实在没什么特别的风韵。
　The novelist's latest book is quite ordinary.　这位小说家最近出版的书相当平淡无味。
　He describes himself as ordinary.　他把自己看作普通人。

 ♣ in the ordinary way
　在一般情况下，就通常情况而言　if the circumstances are usual
　In the ordinary way he would have come with us, but he's not feeling well.　在一般情况下他都和我们来，只是他现在身体不太好。
　In the ordinary way, he is back by five.　一切正常的话，他5点前回来。
 ♣ out of the ordinary (way)
　不寻常的，例外，特殊的　unusual, uncommon
　Her new house is certainly out of the ordinary.　她的新居真是不同凡响。
　His behaviour is nothing out of the ordinary.　他举止没有任何反常之处。
　Children are very conservative where food is concerned, they are very loath to try anything out of the ordinary.　孩子们在食物上非常保守，他们非常不愿意尝任何特殊的东西。

 ♣ ordinary, common, general, normal
　参见common条。
 ♣ ordinary, usual
　参见usual条。

　只要没什么特殊的事情发生，他们将在八点以前到。
　［误］ They will be there by eight, as long as nothing happens out of the ordinary.
　［正］ They will be there by eight, as long as nothing out of the ordinary happens.
　［析］ out of the ordinary通常只能用作定语或表语，不能用作状语。

　［同义词］ average, common, customary, everyday, mean, modest, normal, simple
　［反义词］ extraordinary, special, unusual
　［词源］　拉丁语ordinarius （有秩序的，有顺序的）