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
- 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。 - This time round, as Japanese authorities struggle to bring the crippled Fukushima plant north-east of Tokyo back under control, the French public is not buying any such platitudes.
这一次,在日本政府尽力控制东京东北部遭受地震破坏的福岛(fukushima)核电站的局势的时候,法国公众并未对任何此类陈词滥调买账。 - All too often, these promises yield little but generic advice and platitudes.
然而,事实上这些书给出的建议往往只是泛泛之词,或者陈腔滥调。 - 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。 - 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。 - I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes
我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。 - 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。 - The real estate is the national economy pillar industry, this is platitudes words, but actually does this pillar industry have the great proportion, since continuously not very accurate digit.
房地产是国民经济的支柱产业,这是一句老生常谈的话,但这个支柱产业究竟有多大比重,一直以来并没有十分准确的数字。 - 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。 - 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?