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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary plat·i·tude \\ˈpla-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\\ noun ETYMOLOGY French, from plat flat, dull DATE 1812 1. the quality or state of being dull or insipid 2. a banal, trite, or stale remark English Etymology platitude 1812, "dullness," from Fr. platitude "flatness, vapidness" (1694), from O.Fr . plat "flat" (see plate); formed on analogy of latitude, attitude, etc. Meaning "a flat, dull, or commonplace remark" is recorded from 1815.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 platitude plati·tude / 5plAtitju:d; NAmE -tu:d / noun (disapproving)a comment or statement that has been made very often before and is therefore not interesting 陈词滥调；老生常谈 • plati·tud·in·ous / 7plAti5tju:dinEs; NAmE -5tu:dEnEs / adj.(formal) OLT platitude noun ⇨ saying Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged plat·i·tude \ˈplad.]əˌtüd, -at], ]ə.ˌtyüd\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from plat flat (from Old French) + -itude (as in altitude, rectitude) — more at plate 1. : the quality or state of being dull or insipid : staleness of ideas or language : triteness 2. : a thought or remark that is flat, dull, trite, or weak : a dull, stale, or insipid truism : commonplace |
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