trite
/traɪt/adjective
- (of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness(议论, 见解, 想法)陈腐的, 老一套的, 缺乏新意的:
this point may now seem obvious and trite.
也许这种见解现在看起来似乎是平淡无奇而且陈腐。
派生词
tritely
adverbtriteness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin tritus, past participle of terere 'to rub'.