ba·nal
adjective/bəˈnɑːl/
/bəˈnɑːl/, /ˈbeɪnl/
(disapproving)- very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important
平庸的；平淡乏味的；无关紧要的；陈腐的 - a banal conversation about the weather
关于天气的平庸对话 - He knew how banal the question was as soon as he had asked it.
他一问出来就知道这个问题有多么平庸。 - She murmured some banal phrases of encouragement.
她低声说了一些平庸的鼓励的话。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBanal is used with these nouns:- lyrics
Word Originmid 18th cent. (originally relating to feudal service in the sense of ‘compulsory’): from French, from ban ‘a proclamation or call to arms’; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ban. - a banal conversation about the weather