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

• 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。
• We shall have to listen to more platitudes about the dangers of overspending.
  我们又得再听一通超支危害的陈词滥调了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Stated as an English sentence, of course, this is just a banal platitude& but the fact is that, in the day-to-day trenches of adult existence, banal platitudes can have life-or-death importance.
  当然用一句英语句子来阐述，只是些陈词滥调&但是事实上，在成年人存在的日常鸿沟中，陈词滥调可能很重要，它可以决定你的生死。
• That inadequate 67-page document was big on platitudes but small on substance in addressing the ethical conundrums employees face.
  这份区区67页的文件充满了陈词滥调，但却在解决员工面临的道德难题上缺乏实质性内容。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。