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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Culture change does not come from platitudes and slogans, but from creating new success stories that become the norm.
文化的改变不是来自于陈词滥调和口号，而是来自于创建新的成功的故事并变成标准。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。