"bromide" in Chinese (Simplified)
溴化物陈词滥调
Definition
溴化物是一种含有溴的化合物，常用于医学上；也可以指陈词滥调或无聊、不新颖的话语。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
化学含义较正式，在日常生活中‘溴化物’常指化合物。比喻义‘陈词滥调’偏书面或讽刺，用于批评老套无新意的话。
Examples
The doctor prescribed a bromide for the patient.
医生给病人开了一种**溴化物**。
He repeated the old bromide that time heals all wounds.
他又重复了那个“时间治愈一切”的老**陈词滥调**。
Don't give me a bromide; I want real advice.
别给我**陈词滥调**，我想要真正的建议。
His speech was full of tired old bromides that impressed no one.
他的演讲充满了老掉牙的**陈词滥调**，没人感到印象深刻。
Whenever you’re stressed, Mom always offers the same comforting bromide.
你一有压力，妈妈总是说同样的安慰**陈词滥调**。
That advice is just a bromide—I’ve heard it a thousand times.
那个建议只是**陈词滥调**—我都听了一千遍了。