Wordiyoplatitude
🇬🇧 UK/'plætitju:d/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
A dull, overused remark or statement that sounds meaningful but lacks originality; a cliché
陈词滥调，老生常谈
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.empty platitude空洞的陈词滥调
- 2.resort to platitudes诉诸套话
- 3.spout platitudes大发陈词滥调
- 4.[tired platitude]令人厌倦的老套说法
Example Sentences
- 1.
His speech was full of platitudes and offered no real solutions to the crisis.
- 2.
She was tired of hearing the same old platitudes about hard work leading to success.
- 3.
A good leader inspires with vision, not empty platitudes.