trite

英 [traɪt]

美 [traɪt]

adj.  老生常谈的; 陈腐的; 老一套的

最高级：tritest　

GRE

BNC.19962 / COCA.20823

牛津词典

adj.

• 老生常谈的；陈腐的；老一套的
  dull and boring because it has been expressed so many times before; not original

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 陈腐的;老一套的
  If you say that something such as an idea, remark, or story istrite, you mean that it is dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times.
  1. The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas...
     这部电影充斥着平铺直叙的陈腐观点。
  2. The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.
     他曾经被教导的简单观念如今听起来陈腐而幼稚。

英英释义

adj

• repeated too often
  1. bromidic sermons
  2. his remarks were trite and commonplace
  3. hackneyed phrases
  4. a stock answer
  5. repeating threadbare jokes
  6. parroting some timeworn axiom
  7. the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
  Synonym:banalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatshopwornstock(a)threadbaretimeworntiredwell-worn

双语例句

• A trite or obvious remark. ideas that are presentable in simple language
  陈腐的或显而易见的言词。能以简朴语言陈述的思想
• I suppose it's a trite observation that very often psychologists study the sort of phenomena that they personally find intriguing or interesting.
  这么说或许是老生常谈：心理学家往往会研究那些令他们本人感到好奇或者有趣的现象。
• Trite comments such as squeeze the toothpaste betray a real lack of thought.
  诸如挤牙膏之类的老生常谈确实是欠缺考虑的。
• It is a trite simile to compare her teeth to pearls.
  把她的牙齿比做珍珠是陈腐的比喻。
• I've always thought white clothes for Winter collections were trite and cliche, but these feel so pure and ethereal, in a modern-clothing way.
  我以前一直觉得白色的衣服对于冬季系列来说太陈腐，但上面这些却让人感觉很纯洁和空灵轻盈，走时尚成衣的路。
• The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.
  他曾经被教导的简单观念如今听起来陈腐而幼稚。
• Whatever you do, don't worry about it looking trite: if it looks cool and is factually correct, use it.
  无论你做什么，不要担心它看上去陈旧：如果它看上去很酷而且事实正确，那就使用它。
• The result is the development of Chinese painting to a extreme, or self-proclaimed conservative, stick to trite;
  其结果是将大陆画的发展推向一个极端，要么保守自封，坚守陈腐；
• I know it's trite to say it, but it's so easy to get off the path to a good plan if you don't have the goals clearly defined up front.
  我知道这样说有点老套，但如果您还没有清晰地定义前方的目标，那么可以非常轻松地开辟出通往一项良好计划的道路。
• The sentiments about love and peace in the lyrics of his songs are too trite for me to take them seriously.
  他的抒情歌里所表达的爱与和平的情感对我来说太陈腐了，不能当真。