"banality" in Chinese (Traditional)
陳詞濫調平庸
Definition
非常普通、缺乏新意或讓人感到無聊的事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於正式或評論語境,指缺乏原創性、老套的想法或說法。常見搭配:「邪惡的平庸(the banality of evil)」。請勿和「瑣碎」混淆,其重點在於無關緊要。
Examples
The teacher criticized the essay for its banality.
老師批評這篇文章的**陳詞濫調**。
We were bored by the banality of the movie.
我們因電影的**平庸**而感到無聊。
Her speech was full of banality.
她的演講充滿了**陳詞濫調**。
People often complain about the banality of small talk at parties.
人們常抱怨派對上的寒暄太**無聊**。
The book tries to rise above the banality of the typical romance novel.
這本書試圖超越平庸的愛情小說。
Even great ideas can lose impact if presented with too much banality.
即使是好點子,若表達得太**平庸**,也會失去影響力。