truism
UK/'tru:izm/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A statement that is obviously true and therefore not interesting or original; a cliché
自明之理，老生常谈，陈词滥调
Root Breakdown
Native Englishtruother
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ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=truism
Example Sentences
- 1.
The statement that "everyone wants happiness" is merely a truism.
- 2.
His speech was full of truisms rather than original ideas.