trite

US [traɪt]
UK [traɪt]
  • adj.老生常谈的；陈腐的；老一套的
  • Web陈词滥调的；平庸的；平凡的
Comparative Degree：triter  Superlative：tritest  

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Trite
adj.
1.
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

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AllAll,老生常谈的老生常谈的,陈腐的陈腐的,老一套的老一套的,陈词滥调的陈词滥调的,平庸的平庸的,平凡的平凡的
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1.
Trite praises came flowing into the books or to be printed onto pages only made the important issues difficultly understood and dim wisdom.
已被写入书本的以及即将被写入档案文件的陈腐过时的评论，只会使重要的事情变得晦涩费解。
yǐ bèi xiě rù shū běn de yǐ jí jí jiāng bèi xiě rù dàng àn wén jiàn de chén fǔ guò shí de píng lùn , zhǐ huì shǐ zhòng yào de shì qíng biàn de huì sè fèi jiě 。
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2.
A. As many people have guessed, the word "boyfriend" seems sort of trite and schoolyard-ish in the light of how Bella feels about Edward.
答：正如很多朋友认为，比照贝拉内心对爱德华的真正感觉，“男朋友”这个词似乎有点老土和过于学生气了。
dá : zhèng rú hěn duō péng yǒu rèn wéi , bǐ zhào bèi lā nèi xīn duì ài dé huá de zhēn zhèng gǎn jué , " nán péng yǒu " zhè ge cí sì hū yǒu diǎn lǎo tǔ hé guò yú xué shēng qì le 。
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3.
But if I only asked questions like this they would soon become trite and boring. More quiz show than presentation.
但如果我只问这种简单的问题，听众很快就会觉得无聊了。
dàn rú guǒ wǒ zhǐ wèn zhè zhǒng jiǎn dān de wèn tí , tīng zhòng hěn kuài jiù huì jué de wú liáo le 。
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4.
A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed AS if it were original or significant.
陈腔滥调陈腐的或平庸的评论或陈述，尤指某人表述它时好象它是新颖的或有意义的
chén qiāng làn diào chén fǔ de huò píng yōng de píng lùn huò chén shù , yóu zhǐ mǒu rén biǎo shù tā shí hǎo xiàng tā shì xīn yǐng de huò yǒu yì yì de
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5.
What I had said to Daniel was clumsy and trite. It was nothing. And yet, it was everything.
我对丹尼尔的表达是笨拙的和老套的。它什么都不是，然而，它也是一切。
wǒ duì dān ní ěr de biǎo dá shì bèn zhuō de hé lǎo tào de 。 tā shén me dōu bú shì , rán ér , tā yě shì yí qiè 。
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6.
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。
wǒ zhī dào zhè yàng shuō yǒu diǎn lǎo tào , dàn rú guǒ nín hái méi yǒu qīng xī de dìng yì qián fāng de mù biāo , nà me kě yǐ fēi cháng qīng sōng de kāi pì chū tōng wǎng yī xiàng liáng hǎo jì huà de dào lù 。
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7.
This may seem like an awfully trite observation and, frankly, a terrible waste of the Financial Times' money.
这听上去或许毫无新意，老实讲，也像是在白白浪费英国《金融时报》的钱财。
zhè tīng shàng qù huò xǔ háo wú xīn yì , lǎo shí jiǎng , yě xiàng shì zài bái bái làng fèi yīng guó 《 jīn róng shí bào 》 de qián cái 。
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8.
Does a poet siring up trite sentiments in rhyme? he also becomes the great man of the hour.
诗人用押韵的形式把陈旧的万事俱备串连起来，一时间也成为伟人。
shī rén yòng yā yùn de xíng shì bǎ chén jiù de wàn shì jù bèi chuàn lián qǐ lái , yì shí jiān yě chéng wéi wěi rén 。
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9.
One can't instantly "snap out of it" . It "takes time" , as the trite-but-true saying goes.
正如老生常谈但又真实的谚语所说的，人不会突然间振作起来，这都是需要时间的。
zhèng rú lǎo shēng cháng tán dàn yòu zhēn shí de yàn yǔ suǒ shuō de , rén bú huì tū rán jiān zhèn zuò qǐ lái , zhè dōu shì xū yào shí jiān de 。
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10.
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。
wú lùn nǐ zuò shén me , bú yào dān xīn tā kàn shàng qù chén jiù : rú guǒ tā kàn shàng qù hěn kù ér qiě shì shí zhèng què , nà jiù shǐ yòng tā 。
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