banality
UK/bə'nælɪtɪ/US/bә'næliti/
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释义
n.
The quality of being dull and unoriginal; a trite or commonplace remark.
平庸，陈腐；陈词滥调。
词根拆分
词根派生banal横木，栅栏，障碍；禁令，禁止
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-ity与...有关的，具有...性质的
=banality
banal 的抽象名词：平庸的性质，或一句陈词滥调。短语 the banality of evil（汉娜·阿伦特）让它广为人知。词源见 banal。
例句
- 1.
The speech was full of banalities about teamwork.
那场演讲满是关于团队合作的陈词滥调。
- 2.
She was struck by the sheer banality of his excuses.
他借口的极度平庸让她震惊。