trite

英 [traɪt]

美 [traɪt]

adj.  老生常谈的; 陈腐的; 老一套的

最高级：tritest　

GRE

BNC.19962 / COCA.20823

牛津词典

adj.

• 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

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 陈腐的;老一套的
  If you say that something such as an idea, remark, or story istrite, you mean that it is dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times.
  1. The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas...
     这部电影充斥着平铺直叙的陈腐观点。
  2. The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.
     他曾经被教导的简单观念如今听起来陈腐而幼稚。

英英释义

adj

• repeated too often
  1. bromidic sermons
  2. his remarks were trite and commonplace
  3. hackneyed phrases
  4. a stock answer
  5. repeating threadbare jokes
  6. parroting some timeworn axiom
  7. the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
  Synonym:banalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatshopwornstock(a)threadbaretimeworntiredwell-worn

双语例句

• Yes it might be trite, but it is true.
  好吧，这或许很老套，但这是事实。
• My speech seemed lively and interesting as I was writing it, but it came out trite, dull and ridiculous.
  当我在写演讲稿时它似乎显得生动有趣，但是到头来却变得平淡、无趣和可笑。
• 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。
• Trite comments such as squeeze the toothpaste betray a real lack of thought.
  诸如挤牙膏之类的老生常谈确实是欠缺考虑的。
• Your alibi is pretty trite.
  你的托辞实在不怎么新鲜。
• His meticulous observations of family life can seem trite in comparison with the events soon to come.
  他所小心翼翼观测描绘的那些家庭生活，与即将来临的事件相比显得索然无味。
• I suppose it's a trite observation that very often psychologists study the sort of phenomena that they personally find intriguing or interesting.
  这么说或许是老生常谈：心理学家往往会研究那些令他们本人感到好奇或者有趣的现象。
• The story is described as beautifully written but concerned with the trite theme of adolescent loneliness.
  人们认为这本小说写得很美，但内容却是有关青春寂怨的这个老一套的主题。
• The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.
  他曾经被教导的简单观念如今听起来陈腐而幼稚。
• 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。