platitude

大学

n. 单调, 平凡, 陈腐, 陈词滥调

发音

UK /ˈplatɪˌtjuːd/
UK /ˈplatɪˌtʃuːd/
US /ˈplætɪˌt(j)ud/
SCOT /ˈplatɪˌtjʉd/
SCOT /ˈplatɪˌtʃʉd/
AU /ˈplætɪˌtʃʉːd/

词形变化

platitudes 复数 platitudes

教材释义与例句

名词

陈词滥调；平凡；陈腐

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.

    老生常谈

    陈词滥调

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation.

    不可数 可数
  4. 4.

    Unoriginality; triteness.

    陈腐

    乏味

    不可数 可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

cliche commonplace bromide banality

上位词 4

comment input remark truism

相关短语

Platitude Pete

词源

Borrowed from French platitude, from plat (“flat”).

来源：wiktionary