platitude
n. 平常的话,老生常谈,陈词滥调
A platitude is a statement which is considered meaningless and boring because it has been made many times before in similar situations.
Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?
他为什么就不能讲些有新意的话,而不是喋喋不休地说些老生常谈呢?
...a stream of platitudes, outlining many problems but offering few solutions.
概述了很多问题、但几乎没有提出解决办法的一串陈词滥调
1. a trite or obvious remark
This is a platitude, but also the most important.
这是老生常谈了, 但也是最重要的.
This is really a platitude and different people have different views question.
这实在是[老生常谈]而且[见仁见智]的问题.
This sounds like a platitude, but I'll never forget my father telling me that.
这话听起来似乎是老生常谈, 但我永远都不会忘记父亲给我这则忠告的情景.
It's a platitude for the reform of pharmaceutical commercial circulation system. "
医药商业流通体制改革是一个 老生常谈 的话题.
Zhou Hongxiang: It's a platitude.
周弘湘: 这是一个老生常谈的问题.