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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.
    1. 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?
    2. ...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

双语例句

  • 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。
  • We shall have to listen to more platitudes about the dangers of overspending.
    我们又得再听一通超支危害的陈词滥调了。
  • All too often, these promises yield little but generic advice and platitudes.
    然而,事实上这些书给出的建议往往只是泛泛之词,或者陈腔滥调。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • Western diplomats believe its private message to Gilani is likely to have been very different from the public platitudes.
    西方交际官相信中国对吉拉尼暗里传达的信息跟公布的陈词谰言完全不同。
  • This time round, as Japanese authorities struggle to bring the crippled Fukushima plant north-east of Tokyo back under control, the French public is not buying any such platitudes.
    这一次,在日本政府尽力控制东京东北部遭受地震破坏的福岛(fukushima)核电站的局势的时候,法国公众并未对任何此类陈词滥调买账。
  • Culture change does not come from platitudes and slogans, but from creating new success stories that become the norm.
    文化的改变不是来自于陈词滥调和口号,而是来自于创建新的成功的故事并变成标准。
  • That inadequate 67-page document was big on platitudes but small on substance in addressing the ethical conundrums employees face.
    这份区区67页的文件充满了陈词滥调,但却在解决员工面临的道德难题上缺乏实质性内容。
  • You should avoid saying "It's for the best" or other such moralizing platitudes.
    你应避免说类似一切到最后都会好的或诸如此类的陈词滥调。