noun🔗Share決まり文句, 紋切り型Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude."The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché."映画で悪役が恋人を誘拐するのは、ちょっとした決まり文句だ。languagewritingcommunicationstylephrasewordliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share決まり文句, 判で押したようなものA stereotype (printing plate)."The movie relied too heavily on the superhero cliche of the orphaned protagonist seeking revenge. "その映画は、復讐を求める孤児の主人公というスーパーヒーローの決まり文句に頼りすぎていた。languageliteraturewritingstylecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share決まり文句を使うTo use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché."The screenwriter was criticized for clicheing the hero's name; "Max Power" just felt too predictable and overused. "脚本家は、主人公の名前に決まり文句を使ったことで批判された。「マックス・パワー」はあまりにも予測可能で使い古された感じがした。languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading