Wordiyoplatitudinous
🇬🇧 UK/.plæti'tju:dinәs/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Full of or characterized by dull, overused remarks or clichés
陈腐的，充满老生常谈的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedplatitudroot
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inconnector
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ousfull of, having the quality of
=platitudinous
Common Collocations
- 1.platitudinous remarks陈腐的言论
- 2.platitudinous speech老生常谈的演讲
- 3.[platitudinous advice]陈腐的建议
- 4.platitudinous rhetoric空洞的说辞
Example Sentences
- 1.
His graduation speech was so platitudinous that half the audience fell asleep.
- 2.
The self-help book was dismissed by critics as platitudinous and unhelpful.
- 3.
She grew tired of his platitudinous advice about working hard and staying positive.