platitude
Significado: A remark or statement that has been used so often as to be meaningless or unhelpful, especially one uttered as though it were original or significant.
Platitude is always pejorative, implying that the speaker is offering tired commonplaces instead of genuine thought or comfort. 'Everything happens for a reason' and 'time heals all wounds' are typical platitudes. The word is common in literary criticism, political commentary, and philosophical writing. It collocates with 'empty,' 'tired,' 'meaningless,' 'utter,' and 'offer.' The adjective 'platitudinous' exists but is rare; 'platitudes' is more common than the singular.
Ejemplos
- The minister's speech was a string of platitudes that offered no concrete solutions. 大臣的演讲不过是一连串陈词滥调,没有提供任何具体的解决方案。El discurso del ministro fue una sarta de platitudes que no ofrecía soluciones concretas.大臣の演説は具体的な解決策を何ら示さない決まり文句の羅列だった。장관의 연설은 구체적인 해결책을 전혀 제시하지 못하는 상투적인 말의 나열이었다.
- She had no patience for the well-meaning platitudes of friends who had never experienced loss. 她对那些从未经历过丧失之痛的朋友们善意的陈词滥调毫无耐心。No tenía paciencia para las bienintencionadas platitudes de amigos que nunca habían experimentado una pérdida.彼女は、喪失を経験したことのない友人たちの善意の決まり文句には我慢がならなかった。그녀는 상실을 경험해 본 적 없는 친구들의 선의의 상투적 위로에 참을 수가 없었다.
- The self-help book was dismissed by critics as little more than a collection of warmed-over platitudes. 这本自助书被评论家斥为不过是一堆翻新的陈词滥调。El libro de autoayuda fue descartado por la crítica como poco más que una colección de platitudes recalentadas.その自己啓発本は、使い回された陳腐な言い回しの寄せ集めにすぎないと批評家に一蹴された。그 자기계발서는 비평가들에 의해 식상한 진부한 표현의 모음에 불과하다고 일축되었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, journalism
Tono: disapproving
Origen e historia
From French platitude (flatness, dullness), from plat (flat), from Greek platys (broad, flat). Entered English in the early 19th century, originally meaning 'dullness' before narrowing to its current sense.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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