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 English
truother
+
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.

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