platitude

英 ['plætɪtjuːd] 美 ['plætɪtud]
  • n. 陈词滥调;平凡;陈腐

助记提示


1. flat => platitude 就是那些平凡、平庸的话。

中文词源


platitude 陈词滥调,老生常谈

来自古法语plat,平的,词源同plate.比喻用法。

英文词源


platitude (n.)
1812, "dullness," from French platitude "flatness, vapidness" (late 17c.), from Old French plat "flat" (see plateau (n.)); formed on analogy of latitude, etc. Meaning "a flat, dull, or commonplace remark" is recorded from 1815. Related: Platitudinous. Hence platitudinarian (n.), 1855; platitudinize (1867).

双语例句


1. The talk is no more than a platitude.
这番话无非是老生常谈.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. It's no more than a platitude.
无非是老生常谈.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. His speech is full of platitude.
他的讲话充满了陈词滥调。

来自辞典例句

4. I am the champion of the platitude.
我是这种老生常谈的冠军.

来自辞典例句

5. 'someone must have told you that. You'd never think of such a platitude all by yourself.
" 也许有人对你说过这话了, 你自己决不会想出这种陈腔滥调来的.

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