trite
英 [tra?t]
美[tra?t]
- adj. 陳腐的；平庸的；老一套的
IELTSGRE擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?tritely;名詞:?triteness;
中文詞源
trite 陳腐的，老套的
來自拉丁語 tritus,穿舊的，過去分詞格于 terere,轉，刮，磨下，詞源同 turn,throw.引申詞義陳 腐的，老套的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.
- 他曾經(jīng)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(xiàn)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.
- 昨天在飯店里,洛蘭顯得庸俗 、 墮落 、 衰老了.
來自辭典例句