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Banal Dull Boring Things Bə'Nɑːl Adj.琐屑的 Conversation Full

Front banal
Pron [bə'nɑːl]
Back 【banal】
adj.琐屑的
Their conversation was banal, full of uninteresting remarks, such as "nice weather" and "slow traffic today".
他们谈话的内容琐碎,都是些乏味之词,例如“天气好”和“今天交通缓慢”。
Vocab
banalrepeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

If something is boring and unoriginal, it's banal. Banal things are dull as dishwater.

Ever notice how some TV shows, songs, and even phrases are boring and unoriginal? It's like you've seen or heard the same thing a million times. Anything that's unoriginal and dull is banal — a fancy word for things that bore you to tears. When you're writing, try not to be banal. Clichés and dull topics are banal. New ideas, fresh language, and unusual subject matter can keep your writing from being dreary and banal.

All forms of 'banal' will appear on average once every 4509 pages.
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