A mediocre translation preserves the plot but loses the rhythm that made the original worth reading aloud.
平庸的译本保住了情节，却失掉了让原作值得朗读的节奏。
Which choice best defines “mediocre”?
B — Of only moderate or low quality.. “mediocre” means Of only moderate or low quality..
Which word means “Of only moderate or low quality.”?
B — mediocre. “mediocre” means Of only moderate or low quality..
mediocre — Of only moderate or low quality.. In Chinese: 平庸的;二流的;中等以下的.
mediocre is pronounced //ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər//.
A mediocre translation preserves the plot but loses the rhythm that made the original worth reading aloud. (平庸的译本保住了情节，却失掉了让原作值得朗读的节奏。)
unexceptional, middling, indifferent — all close in meaning to mediocre (Of only moderate or low quality.).
outstanding, superb — each the opposite of mediocre (Of only moderate or low quality.).
Yes. mediocre is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
medi(中间) + ocre(山,拉丁) → 爬到半山腰 → 平庸。