Word · Frequency #19933
Fully loadedplatitude
老生常谈；陈腐的套话
a remark or saying that was once meaningful but has become unoriginal and uninteresting through overuse
- 1.
An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
因滥用而变得陈腐的常被引用的格言
- 2.
a trite or obvious remark
陈词滥调
- 3.
A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
平淡无奇的陈述
- 4.
Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation.
平淡；缺乏变化、活动或偏差
- 5.
Unoriginality; triteness.
缺乏原创性；陈腐
陈腐；平庸；缺乏新意；平淡；单调；缺乏变化；因滥用而变得陈腐的常被引用的格言；陈词滥调；平淡无奇的陈述
In use
The speaker's address was filled with one platitude after another, leaving the audience uninspired.
When asked for advice, he could only offer the platitude that 'time heals all wounds.'
Her campaign speech was criticized for relying on platitudes rather than concrete solutions.
utter a platitude
The politician uttered another platitude about unity.
这位政治家又讲了一个关于团结的陈词滥调。
a platitude about sth
He offered a platitude about the value of hard work.
他对努力工作的价值说了一句陈词滥调。
resort to platitudes
Connections
Collocations
- utter a platitude
- 说一句陈词滥调
- He uttered a platitude about teamwork before leaving.他离开前说了一句关于团队合作的陈词滥调。
- spout platitudes
- 满口陈词滥调
- Rather than answering, the manager spouted platitudes about customer satisfaction.经理没有正面回答，而是满口关于客户满意的陈词滥调。
- empty platitude
- 空洞的陈词滥调
- Her apology sounded like an empty platitude.她的道歉听起来像是空洞的陈词滥调。
- political platitude
- 政治套话
- The debate was full of political platitudes and no real policy.这场辩论充斥着政治套话，没有真正的政策。
- tired platitude
- 老掉牙的陈词滥调
- His advice was a tired platitude about following your dreams.他的建议是关于追逐梦想的老掉牙的陈词滥调。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把'plat'联想成'flat（平的）'：陈词滥调平淡无奇、毫无新意，像被说平了的话。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：political commentary、public speeches、workplace discussions 指空洞、陈腐的套话时，多用于书面评论、演讲或讨论中，语气常常带批评；日常口语里通常不如 cliché 常用。
Grammar Note
通常用单数，但也可用复数形式 platitudes。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 platitude /ˈplætɪˌtud/ 押韵：attitude /ˈætɪtuːd/、latitude /ˈlætɪtuːd/、gratitude /ˈɡrætɪtuːd/（重读元音 /æ/ 后接 /tɪtuːd/）。multitude、altitude、solitude 虽也以 -tude 结尾，但不押韵：multitude 的重读元音为 /ʌ/，altitude 在 /æ/ 后多一个 /l/，solitude 的重读元音为 /ɑː/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.