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

• 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 sat there mouthing platitudes about decency and family values.
  他坐在那儿，唠叨着有关礼仪和家庭伦理的陈词滥调。
• He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.
  人们看到他在电视上念经似地就危机问题老调重弹。
• Many job descriptions are filled with platitudes and clich é s, instead of focusing on the specific tasks and qualifications that a firm is looking for.
  许多职位描述里充满了陈词滥调，并没有突出特定的工作职责，以及企业希望获得的任职资格。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Platitudes can not solve practical problems.
  用这些滥套子是解决不了实际问题的。