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Trite Adj Trait A.陈腐的,陈词滥调的 英 陈腐的,陈词滥调的 Hackneyed Boring

单词 trite
音标 [trait]
解释 a.陈腐的,陈词滥调的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 陈腐的,陈词滥调的 (hackneyed or boring)
【考】 反义词:original(有 新意的); unbanal(不迂腐的)
【例】 Your alibi is pretty trite.(你的借口实在 不新鲜)
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 adj. 陈词滥调的(因久用或重复而不能引起兴趣的) = hackneyed
【记】tri三流, te小: 三流的小话语-陈词滥调的读: 踹他-整天说陈词滥调的人就用脚踹他.
【反】original(adj 有新意的); unbanal(adj 不迂腐的); fresh(adj 新鲜的; 无经验的); unhackneyed(adj 未陈旧的)
趣味全助记 【记】看成tried: try 试穿衣服 + ed, 到商店去买衣服,这些衣服都是被tried过的,不是崭新的,而是旧的,有磨损了的

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