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
+
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.