platitude

noun

1. a trite or obvious remark

Synonym: clichebanalitycommonplacebromide

1. 陈词滥调；套话
A platitude is a statement which is considered meaningless and boring because it has been made many times before in similar situations.

e.g. Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?
他为什么就不能讲些有新意的话，而不是喋喋不休地说些老生常谈呢？
e.g. ...a stream of platitudes, outlining many problems but offering few solutions.
概述了很多问题、但几乎没有提出解决办法的一串陈词滥调

1. 陈词滥调：platinum 白金 | platitude 陈词滥调 | platitudinarian 说陈词滥调的人

2. 陈腐,滥调：Candor 公正,率直,光明,白色 | Platitude 陈腐,滥调 | Nuance 细微差别,神韵

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3. 腐朽,陈词滥调：plague v. 折磨;n. 瘟疫 | platitude 腐朽,陈词滥调 | attitude 态度,观点

4. 老生常谈,陈词滥调：14) careless 粗心大意,马马虎虎 | 15) platitude 老生常谈,陈词滥调 | 16) senile 老态龙钟