banal

UK:  [bə'nɑːl]

US:  [bə'nɑl]

adj.

1.庸俗,平庸的,平平庸庸;平凡

2.平庸的,陈腐的

3.味同嚼蜡

4.琐事

1 . A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed AS if it were original or significant.
陈腔滥调陈腐的或平庸的评论或陈述，尤指某人表述它时好象它是新颖的或有意义的

2 . 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。

3 . In Ulysses, the events of the day seem to be trivial, insignificant or even banal.
在《尤利西斯》小说中，这一天内发生的事情极为琐碎，毫无意义，甚至非常陈腐。

4 . The reality was far more banal: doctors concluded that Princess Grace had suffered some sort of attack, most likely a minor stroke.
现实情况是远远陈腐：医师断定王妃遭到某种攻击最有可能是轻微中风。

5 . It sounds almost banal to say, [but] it's a really big world out there, and the United States has responsibilities practically everywhere.
听起来像是陈词滥调，[但]这世界实在太大了，而美国的职责几乎无处不在。