workmanlike
adjective
uk/ˈwɜːk.mən.laɪk/us/ˈwɝːk.mən.laɪk/disapproving
showinganacceptablelevelofskillbut nogreatabilityorstyle:
技艺平平的;水平一般的I hadhopedfor a little more from the world'sgreatesttenor, whoseperformancewas workmanlike buthardlyinspired.我对世界上最伟大的男高音的期望值更高一些,他的表演水平还行,却没什么激情。
UKapproving
skilful:
技术娴熟的;能工巧匠般的The Australiansideturnedin a very workmanlikeperformance.澳大利亚一方表现得很有水平。
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- generalized
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- rife
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- unmounted
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
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Skilled, talented and able