Word · Frequency #8456
commonplace
老生常谈；陈词滥调
A platitude or cliché; a trite or obvious remark.
- 1.
A platitude or cliché.
陈词滥调或老生常谈。
- 2.
a trite or obvious remark
陈腐或明显的言论
- 3.
Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
寻常的事物；常见或常发生的事。
- 4.
A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
备忘录；需经常查阅或参考的内容。
- 5.
A commonplace book.
摘录簿；札记本。
寻常事物；平常事；备忘录；笔记；摘录簿；札记簿；陈词滥调或老生常谈。；陈腐或明显的言论
In use
His speech was full of commonplaces that nobody found interesting.
The author avoided every commonplace and offered fresh insights.
It's a commonplace that practice makes perfect, but it's still true.
be a commonplace
表示某事是常被提及的观点。
The idea that exercise is good for health is a commonplace.
运动有益健康这一观点是老生常谈。
it is a commonplace that + clause
用于引导一个普遍公认的观点。
It is a commonplace that the world is becoming more interconnected.
世界正变得更加互联，这是老生常谈。
become a commonplace
强调某事物变得普遍或常见。
Connections
Collocations
- utter a commonplace
- 说陈词滥调
- He uttered a commonplace about the weather to break the silence.他说了句关于天气的陈词滥调来打破沉默。
- repeat a commonplace
- 重复老生常谈
- The speaker repeated the same commonplace about hard work leading to success.演讲者重复了关于努力带来成功的相同老生常谈。
- dismiss as a commonplace
- 视为陈词滥调而不予理会
- She dismissed his advice as a commonplace.她把他的建议视为陈词滥调而不予理会。
- tired commonplace
- 陈腐的老生常谈
- The article was full of tired commonplaces about modern life.那篇文章充满了关于现代生活的陈腐老生常谈。
- empty commonplace
- 空洞的陈词滥调
- Politicians often resort to empty commonplaces during campaigns.政客们在竞选活动中常常诉诸空洞的陈词滥调。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将commonplace拆解为common（普通）和place（地方），意为普通地方常说的话，即老生常谈。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary criticism、speech critique 作为名词，commonplace 多用于正式或批评性语境，指陈腐或老套的言论。通常带有贬义。注意与形容词用法（表示普通常见）区分。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用单数形式，常与不定冠词a连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-place' ending and all exhibit the same /pleɪs/ pronunciation, making them genuine rhymes with the final syllable of 'commonplace'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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