banality
翻译
平庸, 陈腐, 老生常谈
例句
I was struck by the banality of the conversation.
我对谈话的平庸感到震惊。
They exchanged banalities for a few minutes.
他们交谈了几分钟老生常谈的话。
语法模式
the banality ((of sth.)) （某事）的平庸 I was struck by the banality of the conversation.
（复数）banalities 老生常谈 They exchanged banalities.
近义词
同义词: triteness, platitude, cliché; 反义词: originality, novelty
词源
形容词 'banal' 的名词形式，源自法语 'banalité'。
记忆技巧
这是 'banal'（平庸的）的名词形式。指平庸的性质或平庸的言论。