"bromide" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 溴化物
• 陳腔濫調

Definition

溴化物是一種含有溴的化合物，常用於醫學上；也可以指陳腔濫調或無聊、不新穎的話語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

化學意義較正式，在日常生活中“溴化物”常指化合物。比喻義“陳腔濫調”偏書面或諷刺，用來批評老套無新意的話。

Examples

The doctor prescribed a bromide for the patient.

醫生給病人開了一種**溴化物**。

He repeated the old bromide that time heals all wounds.

他又重複了那個「時間治癒一切」的老**陳腔濫調**。

Don't give me a bromide; I want real advice.

別給我**陳腔濫調**，我想要真正的建議。

His speech was full of tired old bromides that impressed no one.

他的演講充滿了老掉牙的**陳腔濫調**，沒有人感到印象深刻。

Whenever you’re stressed, Mom always offers the same comforting bromide.

你一有壓力，媽媽總是說同樣的安慰**陳腔濫調**。

That advice is just a bromide—I’ve heard it a thousand times.

那個建議只是**陳腔濫調**—我都聽了一千遍了。