(of a remark, an opinion, etc. )言语、想法等 boring because it has been expressed so many times before; not original 老生常谈的;陈腐的;老一套的 Extra Examplessynonym banalAs trite as it sounds, I had forgotten what greenness was until I saw those palms. 虽然听起来很老套,但在看到那些棕榈树之前,我已经忘了什么是绿色。 It is a trite observation that there is no such thing as a standard of international law. 认为世上没有国际法标准的说法是陈旧的言论。 She seemed bored and asked trite questions. 她似乎很无聊,问了些老生常谈的问题。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin tritus, past participle of terere ‘to rub’.