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

• His dinner parties were icy affairs where nothing but platitudes were served and everyone, as Stilwell remarked, sat stiffly waiting to be addressed from the throne.
  他举行的宴会冷冰冰的，尽是些陈词滥调，正像史迪威所描述的那样人人正襟危坐、恭聆这位皇上的纶音。
• 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。
• Yet I have found that serious entrepreneurs usually go way beyond these platitudes in their actions and thinking, and often wont volunteer their real views, for fear of alienating regular people, and being branded a fanatic.
  然而我发现，那些真心想有所建树的创业者经常与这些老生常谈相去甚远，并且出于对被普通人疏远和被贴上狂热分子标签的恐惧，他们往往不会践行他们真正的想法。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes
  我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。
• Western diplomats believe its private message to Gilani is likely to have been very different from the public platitudes.
  西方交际官相信中国对吉拉尼暗里传达的信息跟公布的陈词谰言完全不同。
• He delivered a long prose full of platitudes.
  他发表了一篇充满陈词滥调的文章。
• 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？