"banality" in Chinese (Simplified)
陈词滥调平庸
Definition
非常普通、缺乏新意或令人感到无聊的事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式、批评场合，常指陈词滥调或普遍缺乏新意的事物。常见搭配："邪恶的平庸（the banality of evil）"。不要与“琐碎”混淆：后者主要指微不足道。
Examples
The teacher criticized the essay for its banality.
老师批评这篇文章的**陈词滥调**。
We were bored by the banality of the movie.
我们因电影的**平庸**而感到无聊。
Her speech was full of banality.
她的演讲充满了**陈词滥调**。
People often complain about the banality of small talk at parties.
人们经常抱怨聚会上的寒暄太**无聊**。
The book tries to rise above the banality of the typical romance novel.
这本书试图超越普通言情小说的**平庸**。
Even great ideas can lose impact if presented with too much banality.
即使是好点子，如果表达太**平庸**，也会失去影响力。