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trite

UK //traɪt//US //traɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'tritus',意为'磨损的'或'被磨平的',后通过法语进入英语,引申为'因过度使用而失去新意'。

adjective

❶ 形容事物因过度使用或缺乏新意而显得平庸、陈腐,通常带有贬义,指缺乏原创性或新鲜感。

“His speech was full of trite phrases that bored the audience.”

(他的演讲充满了陈词滥调,让听众感到无聊。)

“The movie's plot was trite and predictable.”

(这部电影的情节老套且可预测。)

同义词:clichéd, hackneyed, banal, stale, unoriginal

常见短语

trite saying — 指那些因被频繁使用而失去新鲜感或意义的谚语或格言。

“"Time heals all wounds" is a trite saying that doesn't always hold true.”

("时间能治愈一切"是一句并不总是成立的老套说法。)