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trite

英 [traɪt] 美 [traɪt]

解释

adj. 陈腐的；平庸的；老一套的

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中文词源

trite 陈腐的，老套的

来自拉丁语 tritus,穿旧的，过去分词格于 terere,转，刮，磨下，词源同 turn,throw.引申词义陈腐的，老套的。

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.: 他曾经被教导的简单观念如今听起来陈腐而幼稚。

2. The heading is trite.: 标题陈旧.

3. The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas.: 这部电影充斥着平铺直叙的陈腐观点。

4. It was spiritual, but it wasn't trite.: 但是她爱他是精神上的, 决不是俗套.

5. Yesterday, in the restaurant , Lorraine had seemed trite , blurred, worn away.: 昨天在饭店里,洛兰显得庸俗、堕落、衰老了.