ADJ-GRADED 陈腐的;老一套的 If you say that something such as an idea, remark, or story is trite, you mean that it is dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times. 陈腐的;老一套的
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。
The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.