cliche

英 [ˈkliːʃeɪ]

美 [klɪˈʃeɪ]

n. 陈词滥调; 陈腐的套语; 使用陈词滥调

复数：cliches　

BNC.14880 / COCA.8808

牛津词典

noun

陈词滥调；陈腐的套语
a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting
1. She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’
  她又重复了“与人说愁愁减半”的陈词滥调。
使用陈词滥调
the use of clichés in writing or speaking

noun

So let me throw that other cliche out at you.
那么我给你另一句老话。
Yeah, I know it'sa cliche, but hey, it works for us.
是啊，我知道这是陈腔滥调，但嘿，它为我们的工程。
To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
说得老套一点，其内容翔实。
And I'm happy to say, I was partly responsible for that cliche that machines are becoming biological, but that's pretty evident.
而我很高兴地说，我要为那个陈腔滥调负部分责任：机器生物化了，那很明显。
Example: ■ I know it's a bit of a cliche, but she means everything to me.
我这话听起来不免像老套子，不过对我来说，她的确意味着一切。
There is no bigger cliche in business psychology than the idea that high self-confidence is key to career success.
在商业心理学中，高度的自信是事业成功的关键，这是老生常谈的问题了。
I know that's a cliche, but some cliches are true.
我知道这是陈腔滥调，但是有些陈腔滥调则是正确的。
So what on earth are Mr Spiegel and Mr Murphy doing with a book that has become a management cliche?
那么究竟什么老生常谈的书，是斯皮尔格先生和墨菲先生共有的已经成为了管理的陈词滥调？
Bobby: No, chocolates are so cliche! I have a killer idea this year!
鲍比：没有，巧克力太老土了！今年我有一个杀手锏！
I'd just become this cliche.
我就变成这种陈腐的。