trite

• adj. 陳腐的；平庸的；老一套的

來自拉丁語 tritus,穿舊的，過去分詞格於 terere,轉，刮，磨下，詞源同 turn,throw.引申詞義陳 腐的，老套的。

trite

trite: see throw

trite (adj.)

"used till so common as to have lost its novelty and interest," 1540s, from Latin tritus "worn, oft-trodden," of language "much-used, familiar, commonplace," past participle adjective from terere "to rub, wear down" (see throw (v.)). Related: Tritely; triteness.

1. The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.

他曾經被教導的簡單觀念如今聽起來陳腐而幼稚。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The heading is trite.

標題陳舊.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas.

這部電影充斥著平鋪直敘的陳腐觀點。

來自辭典例句

4. It was spiritual, but it wasn't trite.

但是她愛他是精神上的, 決不是俗套.

來自英漢文學 - 廊橋遺夢

5. Yesterday, in the restaurant , Lorraine had seemed trite , blurred, worn away.

昨天在飯店裏,洛蘭顯得庸俗 、 墮落 、 衰老了.

來自辭典例句