trite
adjective
disapprovinguk/traɪt/us/traɪt/expressedtoo often to beinterestingorseemsincere:
陈腐的;老一套的Hislyricsaboutloveandpeaceare too trite for me to take themseriously.他写的关于爱情与和平的歌词太陈腐了,我可不拿它当回事。
Iknowit willsoundtrite, but I'velovedbeingpartof thisclub.我知道这听起来很老套,可我还是要说,加入这个俱乐部给我带来了快乐。
Synonyms
banal
commonplace
hackneyeddisapproving
shopwornUS
stock
threadbare(WEAK)
timeworn
tired(NOT INTERESTING)
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- generalized
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- rife
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
- workaday
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Tedious and uninspiring