platitude

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托福雅思GRE

n. a trite or obvious remark

n. 单调, 平凡, 陈腐, 陈词滥调

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platitude 由词根 plat（平坦）和后缀 -itude（表示状态或性质）构成，可以理解为“平淡的状态”，引申为陈词滥调或平庸的言辞。

例句

1. The speaker's speech was full of platitudes that did not inspire anyone.

演讲者的演讲充满了陈词滥调，无法激励任何人。

2. It's easy to say that "everything will be okay," but such platitudes don't help in tough times.

说“一切都会好起来的”很简单，但这样的陈词滥调在困难时期没有帮助。

3. She rolled her eyes at his platitude about hard work leading to success.

她对他关于努力工作会导致成功的陈词滥调翻了个白眼。