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banal
[英] [bəˈnæl, ˈbeɪnəl, bəˈnɑ:l] [美] [bəˈnæl, ˈbenəl, bəˈnɑl] 生词本

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1. ADJ-GRADED 平庸的；平淡无奇的 If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting. 

  • The text is banal...

    课文索然无味。

  • Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.

    隐藏的喇叭里幽幽地传出平淡乏味的音乐。

  • You can refer to banal things as the banal .平庸的事物；平淡无奇的东西

    • The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.

      从平淡无奇到离奇百怪的各种说法都有。

banality

  • ...the banality of life...

    生活的平淡无趣

  • Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me.

    每次我都很惊讶，尼尔怎么能讲出这么索然无味的东西。

Adjective

1. obvious and dull;

  • "trivial conversation"
  • "commonplace prose"

2. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;

  • "bromidic sermons"
  • "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
  • "hackneyed phrases"
  • "a stock answer"
  • "repeating threadbare jokes"
  • "parroting some timeworn axiom"
  • "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
1. Making banal remarks was one of his bad habits.
他的坏习惯之一就是喜欢说些陈词滥调。

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