cliche

英 [ˈkliːʃeɪ]

美 [klɪˈʃeɪ]

n.  陈词滥调; 陈腐的套语; 使用陈词滥调

复数：cliches　

IELTSTEM8

BNC.14880 / COCA.8808

牛津词典

noun

• 陈词滥调；陈腐的套语
  a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting
  1. She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’
     她又重复了“与人说愁愁减半”的陈词滥调。
• 使用陈词滥调
  the use of clichés in writing or speaking

英英释义

noun

• a trite or obvious remark
  Synonym:platitudebanalitycommonplacebromide

双语例句

• 'A passport to a brighter future': it sounds like a worn-out advertising slogan, but for once the cliche has substance.
  “通往更加光明的未来的通行证”，这话听起来像句老掉牙的广告词，但这次这句套话却言之有物。
• Yeah, I know it'sa cliche, but hey, it works for us.
  是啊，我知道这是陈腔滥调，但嘿，它为我们的工程。
• The articles in this newspaper are full of cliche.
  这张报纸里的文章充满陈词滥调。
• I know that's a cliche, but some cliches are true.
  我知道这是陈腔滥调，但是有些陈腔滥调则是正确的。
• Example: ■ I know it's a bit of a cliche, but she means everything to me.
  我这话听起来不免像老套子，不过对我来说，她的确意味着一切。
• It's a cliche, but I'm living proof dreams do come true.
  这是陈词滥调了，但是我是梦想成真的活生生的例子。
• And I'm happy to say, I was partly responsible for that cliche that machines are becoming biological, but that's pretty evident.
  而我很高兴地说，我要为那个陈腔滥调负部分责任：机器生物化了，那很明显。
• This might be a cliche statement, but "being there" is a commitment and is seriously lacking in our society.
  这是一个陈词滥调，但是“在那里”是一种承诺，也是在我们社会中严重缺乏的东西。
• So what on earth are Mr Spiegel and Mr Murphy doing with a book that has become a management cliche?
  那么究竟什么老生常谈的书，是斯皮尔格先生和墨菲先生共有的已经成为了管理的陈词滥调？
• There is no bigger cliche in business psychology than the idea that high self-confidence is key to career success.
  在商业心理学中，高度的自信是事业成功的关键，这是老生常谈的问题了。