be banal
The plot of the movie is banal.
这部电影的情节很平庸。
平庸乏味的；陈腐的；老生常谈的
平庸乏味的,可预测的；毫无新意或新鲜感。；陈腐的；老生常谈的；平凡的
Boring and ordinary; lacking any new, fresh, or interesting quality.
平庸乏味的,可预测的；毫无新意或新鲜感。
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
陈腐的；老生常谈的
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
The movie's plot was so banal that I fell asleep halfway through.
这部电影的情节如此陈腐，我中途就睡着了。
用法提示：以形容词“banal”描述电影情节的平庸陈腐。
She grew tired of his banal compliments about her appearance.
她对他那些关于她外表的陈词滥调的恭维感到厌烦。
用法提示：用形容词“banal”修饰“compliments”，表示恭维乏味、缺乏新意。
Many critics dismissed the novel as a banal rehash of old ideas.
许多评论家认为这部小说只是对旧观念的平庸翻版。
用法提示：形容词“banal”作定语修饰“rehash”，强调内容缺乏原创性。
The plot of the movie is banal.
这部电影的情节很平庸。
I find his constant jokes banal.
我觉得他不停讲的笑话很陈腐。
He made a banal comment about the weather.
他对天气做了一个陈腐的评论。
比banal更强调缺乏新意，常用于评论作品或表达。
语气较强，常指因过度使用而变得乏味。
直接关联陈词滥调，更口语化。
既可指食物不新鲜，也可指想法或表达陈旧。
比banal语气稍弱，更强调普通而非陈腐。
grammar · medium
易错句子This movie is a banal.
正确表达This movie is banal.
形容词“banal”不能直接加不定冠词作名词使用。应去掉冠词，用形容词作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The banal of his speech was obvious.
正确表达The banality of his speech was obvious.
“banal”是形容词，不能用作名词表示“陈腐的东西”，应用其名词形式“banality”。
本词条义项为“陈腐的、老套的”；original 强调具有独创性，不依赖旧套。
本词条义项为“陈腐的、老套的”；fresh 侧重给人耳目一新之感，常用于想法、风格等。
本词条义项为“陈腐的、老套的”；novel 强调前所未有、不落俗套。
trite 强调因过度使用而变得乏味和陈旧，而 banal 强调缺乏新意导致的平庸
mundane 侧重于日常的、不令人兴奋的平凡，而 banal 侧重于因常见而显得乏味
平淡乏味的谈话
The party was full of banal conversation about the weather.
派对里全是关于天气的平淡乏味的闲聊。
陈词滥调的评论
She made a banal remark about the traffic.
她对交通状况发表了一句平庸的看法。
老生常谈的措辞
His speech was full of banal phrases that everyone had heard before.
他的演讲尽是些大家以前都听过的老生常谈。
平庸的情节
The film was disappointing because of its banal plot.
这部电影因其平庸的情节而令人失望。
平庸乏味的生活
He dreamed of escaping his banal existence in the suburbs.
他梦想逃离郊区那平庸乏味的生活。
陈腐的歌词
The song's banal lyrics ruined a beautiful melody.
这首歌陈腐的歌词毁了一段优美的旋律。
banal conversation指内容平淡、老套的对话。
banal remark指毫无新意、陈腐的评论。
banal plot指故事发展缺乏创意、落入俗套。
banal phrase指因过度使用而显得乏味的说法。
与banal同现时强调机械重复、单调乏味。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.