Mediocrity is the noun from mediocre: the state of being only middling, not very good. You can talk about the mediocrity of a show, a school, or a piece of work. It names the quality itself, not the size of a thing.

MediocrityMediocrityis the noun from是...的名詞形mediocremediocre(平庸的): the state of being only middling, not very good指只是普普通通、不怎麼好的狀態。You can talk about你可以說the mediocrity of...的平庸a show, a school, or a piece of work一場表演、一所學校，或一份作品。It names它指的是the quality itself這個特質本身, not而不是the size of a thing一個東西的大小。

In a slightly bookish or unkind use, a mediocrity can also mean a person who is never more than ordinary.

In a slightly bookish or unkind use在稍微文謅謅或帶點刻薄的用法裡, a mediocritya mediocritycan also mean也可以指a person who is never more than ordinary一個永遠只是普通、沒有更好的人。

The word is formal and usually unkind; in everyday talk people more often say “it wasn’t very good” or “nothing special.” It always keeps that disappointed shade. It is not a calm, neutral word for “the middle.” Though actually, English also lets you say “a work of staggering mediocrity” as a sharp joke: the speaker is not being kind.

The word這個字is formal and usually unkind是正式、通常帶點刻薄的; in everyday talk在日常對話裡people more often say人們比較常說“it wasn’t very good”「不怎麼好」or或“nothing special.”「沒什麼特別的」。It always keeps它一直保留著that disappointed shade那種失望的味道。It is not它不是a calm, neutral word for一個平靜、中性用來指“the middle.”「中間」的詞。Though actually不過實際上, English also lets you say英文也可以說“a work of staggering mediocrity”「a work of staggering mediocrity」（平庸到驚人的作品）as a sharp joke當作一種尖銳的玩笑: the speaker is not being kind說話的人並不是在說好話。