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。languagewritingcommunicationphrasewordliteraturestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share決まり文句, ステレオタイプA stereotype (printing plate)."The old printing press used heavy cliches to stamp the same image onto hundreds of pages. "古い印刷機は、同じ画像を何百ページにもスタンプするために、重い決まり文句を使用しました。languagewritingstylephrasecommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share決まり文句を使う, ありきたりな言葉を使うTo use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché."The fantasy author, struggling to find a name for a wise old wizard, ultimately cliches it by calling him "Merlinus the All-Knowing." "賢い老魔術師の名前を見つけるのに苦労していたファンタジー作家は、最終的に彼を「全知のマーリナス」と呼ぶことで決まり文句を使った。languagewordwritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
