platitudes

英 [ˈplætɪtjuːdz]

美 [ˈplætɪˌtudz]

n.  陈词滥调; 老生常谈
platitude的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 陈词滥调；套话
  Aplatitudeis a statement which is considered meaningless and boring because it has been made many times before in similar situations.
  1. Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?
     他为什么就不能讲些有新意的话，而不是喋喋不休地说些老生常谈呢？
  2. ...a stream of platitudes, outlining many problems but offering few solutions.
     概述了很多问题、但几乎没有提出解决办法的一串陈词滥调

双语例句

• He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.
  人们看到他在电视上念经似地就危机问题老调重弹。
• There are various things that can be said about this sorry exercise in windy platitudes.
  对于这种拙劣的陈词滥调，有几点可以说一下。
• Although the television livelihood of the people news is topic of the platitudes, but carries on it with the complete contact theory the thorough analysis, this article is attempts for the first time.
  电视民生新闻虽是老生常谈之话题，但将其用完备的交往理论进行深入分析，本文是首次尝试。
• Stated as an English sentence, of course, this is just a banal platitude& but the fact is that, in the day-to-day trenches of adult existence, banal platitudes can have life-or-death importance.
  当然用一句英语句子来阐述，只是些陈词滥调&但是事实上，在成年人存在的日常鸿沟中，陈词滥调可能很重要，它可以决定你的生死。
• Mr Ban is said to be bland, given to platitudes, lacking charisma.
  据说潘基文态度温和，用陈词滥调来说，即缺乏领袖魅力。
• Many job descriptions are filled with platitudes and clich é s, instead of focusing on the specific tasks and qualifications that a firm is looking for.
  许多职位描述里充满了陈词滥调，并没有突出特定的工作职责，以及企业希望获得的任职资格。
• He sat there mouthing platitudes about decency and family values.
  他坐在那儿，唠叨着有关礼仪和家庭伦理的陈词滥调。
• Those are best done by encouraging a constructive dialogue rather than resorting to platitudes or scoring points.
  最好的方法是鼓励建设性的对话，而不要老生常谈。
• For Lois there will be no platitudes about working for charity-instead she can talk about the MSc in Financial Economics she is studying at the university's Sa? d Business School.
  她不会在比赛上说些有关慈善爱心的陈词滥调，作为牛津大学的金融学硕士，她谈论的话题则可能是有关全球的经济动态。
• My response: come back with a thoughtful argument and save the platitudes.
  对此我的回答是，找到一个考虑周全的论点后再来找我，别老是说这一套。