trite
英 [traɪt]
美[traɪt]
- adj. 陈腐的；平庸的；老一套的
词态变化
副词: tritely;名词: triteness;
中文词源
trite 陈腐的，老套的
来自拉丁语 tritus,穿旧的，过去分词格于 terere,转，刮，磨下，词源同 turn,throw.引申词义陈 腐的，老套的。
英英释意
- 1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
- "bromidic sermons"
- "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
- "hackneyed phrases"
- "a stock answer"
- "repeating threadbare jokes"
- "parroting some timeworn axiom"
- "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
英文词源
- trite
- trite: see throw
- trite (adj.)
- "used till so common as to have lost its novelty and interest," 1540s, from Latin tritus "worn, oft-trodden," of language "much-used, familiar, commonplace," past participle adjective from terere "to rub, wear down" (see throw (v.)). Related: Tritely; triteness.
实用场景例句
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This, too, trite, but its inherent truth is undeniable.
- 这句话, 虽然老套, 但是其固有的道理是不容置疑的.
期刊摘选
- Your Inner Fish is, perhaps, a rather trite title for such a magisterial work.
- 也许对于一本如此权威的著作来说,《你体内的鱼》是一个比较陈腐的标题.
期刊摘选
- It was spiritual, but it wasn't trite.
- 但是她爱他是精神上的, 决不是俗套.
英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
- He ended his lecture with a trite morality.
- 他以陈腐的说教结束了演讲.
辞典例句
- It is tempting to dismiss this trite formulation as a meaningless excuse for inaction.
- 抛弃无作为的无意义的借口的陈词滥调很有诱惑.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- The heading is trite.
- 标题陈旧.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- You reject everything that is garish and trite.
- 你拒绝夸饰与陈腐.
期刊摘选
- His remarks were trite and commonplace.
- 他的评论陈腐而平庸.
期刊摘选
- It is a trite simile to compare her teeth to pearls.
- 把她的牙齿比做珍珠是陈腐的比喻.
期刊摘选
- It costs not trite than 50 dollars.
- 价格不会超过50元.
期刊摘选
- It'sounds so trite, so Norman Vincent Peale, but my goodness this works.
- 这听起来是如此陈腐, 和诺曼.文森特.皮尔一样.
期刊摘选
- That was true no matter how trite It'sounded.
- 这种话听起来像是陈词滥调,不过,这是真话.
辞典例句
- Finally, It'sounds trite but the secret really is to keep talking.
- 最终, 改善关系的秘密听起来俗套但是的确在于不断交谈.
期刊摘选
- This would seem so trite as to need no further elaboration.
- 这全是老生常谈,无需多加发挥.
期刊摘选
- He had something to prove, something that would sound trite if it were put into words.
- 他已经证实了一些东西, 一些如果讲出来听将会是很平凡的东西.
辞典例句
- Yesterday, in the restaurant , Lorraine had seemed trite , blurred, worn away.
- 昨天在饭店里,洛兰显得庸俗 、 堕落 、 衰老了.
辞典例句
- It might sound trite, but your heart can sometimes lead you better than your mind.
- 这可能听起来有些老土, 但是有时候,“心”比“脑”更能给你指明方向.
期刊摘选
- 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。
辞典例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句