platitudes

英 [ˈplætɪtjuːdz] 美 [ˈplætɪˌtudz]

n.  陈词滥调; 老生常谈
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柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 陈词滥调；套话
    A platitude is a statement which is considered meaningless and boring because it has been made many times before in similar situations.
    1. Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?
      他为什么就不能讲些有新意的话，而不是喋喋不休地说些老生常谈呢？
    2. ...a stream of platitudes, outlining many problems but offering few solutions.
      概述了很多问题、但几乎没有提出解决办法的一串陈词滥调
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双语例句

  1. He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.
    人们看到他在电视上念经似地就危机问题老调重弹。
  2. I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes
    我言不由衷地说了一些表示同情的客套话。
  3. Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?
    他为什么就不能讲些有新意的话，而不是喋喋不休地说些老生常谈呢？
  4. He was mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion.
    他言不由衷地说些需要更加同情之类的老一套话。
  5. Many job descriptions are filled with platitudes and clich é s, instead of focusing on the specific tasks and qualifications that a firm is looking for.
    许多职位描述里充满了陈词滥调，并没有突出特定的工作职责，以及企业希望获得的任职资格。
  6. From there we discussed the fact that promoting platitudes and wanton generalities highlights the fact that the movement would seem to have a limited understanding of the real inner workings of Wall Street and its incestuous relationship with Washington.
    之后，我们还谈到这场运动的口号都是些陈词滥调，行动也缺乏组织性，显示这场运动似乎对华尔街真正的内在运作及其与华盛顿的裙带关系了解有限。
  7. My response: come back with a thoughtful argument and save the platitudes.
    对此我的回答是，找到一个考虑周全的论点后再来找我，别老是说这一套。
  8. That inadequate 67-page document was big on platitudes but small on substance in addressing the ethical conundrums employees face.
    这份区区67页的文件充满了陈词滥调，但却在解决员工面临的道德难题上缺乏实质性内容。
  9. All too often, these promises yield little but generic advice and platitudes.
    然而，事实上这些书给出的建议往往只是泛泛之词，或者陈腔滥调。
  10. Culture change does not come from platitudes and slogans, but from creating new success stories that become the norm.
    文化的改变不是来自于陈词滥调和口号，而是来自于创建新的成功的故事并变成标准。
  11. Yet I have found that serious entrepreneurs usually go way beyond these platitudes in their actions and thinking, and often wont volunteer their real views, for fear of alienating regular people, and being branded a fanatic.
    然而我发现，那些真心想有所建树的创业者经常与这些老生常谈相去甚远，并且出于对被普通人疏远和被贴上狂热分子标签的恐惧，他们往往不会践行他们真正的想法。
  12. There are various things that can be said about this sorry exercise in windy platitudes.
    对于这种拙劣的陈词滥调，有几点可以说一下。
  13. For he still clung, amid the decay of moral platitudes, to the discredited ideal of chivalry.
    虽然陈腐的道德已经没落，他却仍然坚守遭到怀疑的骑士风范。
  14. Stated as an English sentence, of course, this is just a banal platitude& but the fact is that, in the day-to-day trenches of adult existence, banal platitudes can have life-or-death importance.
    当然用一句英语句子来阐述，只是些陈词滥调&但是事实上，在成年人存在的日常鸿沟中，陈词滥调可能很重要，它可以决定你的生死。
  15. We shall have to listen to more platitudes about the dangers of overspending.
    我们又得再听一通超支危害的陈词滥调了。
  16. His dinner parties were icy affairs where nothing but platitudes were served and everyone, as Stilwell remarked, sat stiffly waiting to be addressed from the throne.
    他举行的宴会冷冰冰的，尽是些陈词滥调，正像史迪威所描述的那样人人正襟危坐、恭聆这位皇上的纶音。
  17. He sat there mouthing platitudes about decency and family values.
    他坐在那儿，唠叨着有关礼仪和家庭伦理的陈词滥调。
  18. Western diplomats believe its private message to Gilani is likely to have been very different from the public platitudes.
    西方交际官相信中国对吉拉尼暗里传达的信息跟公布的陈词谰言完全不同。
  19. Those are best done by encouraging a constructive dialogue rather than resorting to platitudes or scoring points.
    最好的方法是鼓励建设性的对话，而不要老生常谈。
  20. He delivered a long prose full of platitudes.
    他发表了一篇充满陈词滥调的文章。
  21. Meanwhile, at Deloitte the new chief is oozing platitudes as to the state of the company.
    而德勤新任首席执行官透露出的，则是关于公司状况的陈词滥调。
  22. Given his liking for platitudes, he might well have added that, IRA job was worth doing, it was worth doing well.
    考虑到他爱用套话，他当时很可能会加上一句：凡值得做的事都值得做好。
  23. This time round, as Japanese authorities struggle to bring the crippled Fukushima plant north-east of Tokyo back under control, the French public is not buying any such platitudes.
    这一次，在日本政府尽力控制东京东北部遭受地震破坏的福岛（fukushima）核电站的局势的时候，法国公众并未对任何此类陈词滥调买账。
  24. For Lois there will be no platitudes about working for charity-instead she can talk about the MSc in Financial Economics she is studying at the university's Sa? d Business School.
    她不会在比赛上说些有关慈善爱心的陈词滥调，作为牛津大学的金融学硕士，她谈论的话题则可能是有关全球的经济动态。
  25. Platitudes can not solve practical problems.
    用这些滥套子是解决不了实际问题的。
  26. Mr Ban is said to be bland, given to platitudes, lacking charisma.
    据说潘基文态度温和，用陈词滥调来说，即缺乏领袖魅力。
  27. Platitudes about death and absence are easy, however close to hand and present death always is.
    对于死亡和离开的陈词滥调是简单的，尽管，到手的展示死亡永远都是如此这般。
  28. The real estate is the national economy pillar industry, this is platitudes words, but actually does this pillar industry have the great proportion, since continuously not very accurate digit.
    房地产是国民经济的支柱产业，这是一句老生常谈的话，但这个支柱产业究竟有多大比重，一直以来并没有十分准确的数字。
  29. You should avoid saying "It's for the best" or other such moralizing platitudes.
    你应避免说类似一切到最后都会好的或诸如此类的陈词滥调。
  30. Although the television livelihood of the people news is topic of the platitudes, but carries on it with the complete contact theory the thorough analysis, this article is attempts for the first time.
    电视民生新闻虽是老生常谈之话题，但将其用完备的交往理论进行深入分析，本文是首次尝试。
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