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VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem普通;好像平常▸➤become變得平常▸➤regard sth as認為⋯很常見◇Such actions were regarded as commonplace during the war.這樣的行為被認為是戰爭期間常有的事。ADVERB➤very非常普通▸➤almost幾近尋常▸➤enough, fairly, quite, rather十分平常;相當普通◇Her situation sounded commonplace enough.她的情況聽起來十分平常。PREPOSITION➤among在⋯中間很平常◇These ideas are commonplace among teenagers.這些觀念在十幾歲的人中間很常見。