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.- 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？ - ...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
- Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?
双语例句
- Given his liking for platitudes, he might well have added that, IRA job was worth doing, it was worth doing well.
考虑到他爱用套话，他当时很可能会加上一句：凡值得做的事都值得做好。 - That inadequate 67-page document was big on platitudes but small on substance in addressing the ethical conundrums employees face.
这份区区67页的文件充满了陈词滥调，但却在解决员工面临的道德难题上缺乏实质性内容。 - I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes
我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。 - You should avoid saying "It's for the best" or other such moralizing platitudes.
你应避免说类似一切到最后都会好的或诸如此类的陈词滥调。 - 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。 - 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。 - From there we discussed the fact that promoting platitudes and wanton generalities highlights the fact that the movement would seem to have a limited understanding of the real inner workings of Wall Street and its incestuous relationship with Washington.
之后，我们还谈到这场运动的口号都是些陈词滥调，行动也缺乏组织性，显示这场运动似乎对华尔街真正的内在运作及其与华盛顿的裙带关系了解有限。 - Meanwhile, at Deloitte the new chief is oozing platitudes as to the state of the company.
而德勤新任首席执行官透露出的，则是关于公司状况的陈词滥调。 - For he still clung, amid the decay of moral platitudes, to the discredited ideal of chivalry.
虽然陈腐的道德已经没落，他却仍然坚守遭到怀疑的骑士风范。 - 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。