Question of the Day #827

Cannes Film Festival isn’t your run-of-the-mill celebrity gathering.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at The Zoe Report.

  上記の文で、run-of-the-millの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "run-of-the-mill" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔物や人が特別ではなく〕平凡な、ありふれた、普通の、並の、特徴のない、よくある［いる］◆【同】ordinary

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

not outstanding in quality or rarity: AVERAGE, ORDINARY

 

語源

Merriam-Websterによると、

当初run-of-the-millは、等級や品質によって選別されていない製造品のことを言い（19世紀後半）、その後今のように比喩的に使われるようになりました。

 

Etymology

According to Merriam-Webster,

Run-of-the-mill first began as a term for manufactured goods that had not been graded or sorted for quality and later was used in its current figurative sense.

   

Examples

• He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.
• I was just a very average run-of-the-mill kind of student.
• For many they clearly represent an alternative to run-of-the-mill estate cars.
• He has that mental toughness which sets him apart from your normal, run-of-the-mill guy. - The Sun (2011)
• This is not a run-of-the-mill account of local politics and the encounter between colonial rulers and their subjects.

   

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