a.

1. 通常的，平常的
   She had on an ordinary dress.

   她穿著平常的衣服。

2. 普通的，平凡的
   The novel describes the way of life of the ordinary people there.

   這部小說描寫那裡的普通人的生活方式。

3. 差勁的，低劣的；不精緻的
   His poems are quite ordinary.

   他的詩作並不怎麼樣。

4. （官員等）常任的，本身有權的；（司法權）直接的

n.

1. 尋常，普通；平凡[the S]
   He is a man of intelligence far above the ordinary.

   他是個智力非同尋常的人。

2. 常任法官；遺囑驗證法官[C]

adj.

1. with no distinctive features; normal or usual.
   ▸not interesting or exceptional.
2. (of a judge, archbishop, or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by deputation.

n.

1. Law,  Brit. a judge exercising authority by virtue of office and not by deputation.
2. (the Ordinary) a clergyman, such as an archbishop in a province or a bishop in a diocese, with immediate jurisdiction.
3. (Ordinary) those parts of a Roman Catholic service, especially the Mass, which do not vary from day to day.
   ▸a rule or book laying down the order of divine service.
4. Heraldry  any of the simplest principal charges used in coats of arms.
5. archaic a meal provided at a fixed time and price at an inn.
6. historical, chiefly N. Amer. a penny-farthing bicycle.