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platitude

/ˈplatɪtjuːd/ /ˈplætɪt(j)ud/

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noun

老生常谈，陈词滥调。

An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.

Examples :

"His graduation speech was full of platitudes about following your dreams, but it didn't offer any real, practical advice. "

他的毕业演讲充满了老生常谈，比如追逐梦想，但没有提供任何真正实用的建议。

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noun

老生常谈，陈词滥调。

A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.

Examples :

""My mother's comment about how 'everything happens for a reason' was just a platitude; it didn't really help me understand why I failed my exam." "

我妈说“一切自有安排”不过是老生常谈，这种话根本没能帮我理解我为什么考试没及格。

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noun

陈词滥调，老生常谈。

Examples :

"The graduation speech was full of platitudes about working hard and following your dreams, but it didn't offer any real advice. "

毕业典礼上的演讲充满了“努力工作，追逐梦想”之类的陈词滥调，但没有提供任何实际的建议。

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老生常谈，陈词滥调。

Unoriginality; triteness.

Examples :

""My mother's advice about always trying hard was just a platitude; I'd heard it countless times before." "

我妈总是劝我要努力，这种话简直就是老生常谈，我都听过无数遍了。

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