platitudes
英 [ˈplætɪtjuːdz]
美 [ˈplætɪˌtudz]
n. 陈词滥调; 老生常谈
platitude的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 陈词滥调;套话
Aplatitudeis a statement which is considered meaningless and boring because it has been made many times before in similar situations.- 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? - ...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
- Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?
双语例句
- I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes
我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。 - Platitudes about death and absence are easy, however close to hand and present death always is.
对于死亡和离开的陈词滥调是简单的,尽管,到手的展示死亡永远都是如此这般。 - Mr Ban is said to be bland, given to platitudes, lacking charisma.
据说潘基文态度温和,用陈词滥调来说,即缺乏领袖魅力。 - Platitudes can not solve practical problems.
用这些滥套子是解决不了实际问题的。 - He sat there mouthing platitudes about decency and family values.
他坐在那儿,唠叨着有关礼仪和家庭伦理的陈词滥调。 - Those are best done by encouraging a constructive dialogue rather than resorting to platitudes or scoring points.
最好的方法是鼓励建设性的对话,而不要老生常谈。 - 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? - Meanwhile, at Deloitte the new chief is oozing platitudes as to the state of the company.
而德勤新任首席执行官透露出的,则是关于公司状况的陈词滥调。 - Given his liking for platitudes, he might well have added that, IRA job was worth doing, it was worth doing well.
考虑到他爱用套话,他当时很可能会加上一句:凡值得做的事都值得做好。 - He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.
人们看到他在电视上念经似地就危机问题老调重弹。