trite
adjective/traɪt/
/traɪt/
- (of a remark, an opinion, etc.) boring because it has been expressed so many times before; not original
老生常谈的；陈腐的；老一套的 - As trite as it sounds, I had forgotten what greenness was until I saw those palms.
尽管听起来很老套，但在我看到那些棕榈树之前，我已经忘记了绿色是什么。
Extra Examples- It is a trite observation that there is no such thing as a standard of international law.
认为世上没有国际法标准的说法是陈旧的言论。 - She seemed bored and asked trite questions.
她看起来很无聊，问了些老生常谈的问题。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin tritus, past participle of terere ‘to rub’. - As trite as it sounds, I had forgotten what greenness was until I saw those palms.