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cli·ché AHD[klē-shāʹ] D.J.[kliːˈʃeɪ]K.K.[kliˈʃe]n.(名词)- A trite or overused expression or idea:陈词滥调:陈腐的或滥用的辞句或概念:"Even while the phrase was degenerating to cliché in ordinary public use . . . scholars were giving it increasing attention"(Anthony Brandt)“虽然这个短语在公众用法中正在沦落为老生常谈…学者们对它的关注却不断增加”(安东尼·勃兰特)
- French [past participle of] clicher [to stereotype (imitative of the sound made when the matrix is dropped into molten metal to make a stereotype plate)] 法语 clicher的过去分词 [把…弄得一成不变(模拟铸铅版用的模型被丢进熔融的金属以制成铅版时所发出的声音)]
cliché, bromide, commonplace, platitude, truism- The central meaning shared by these nouns is "an expression or idea that has lost its originality or force through overuse": 这些名词的中心意思是“由于过多使用而使一个短语或概念失去新意或份量”: a short story weakened by clichés;一篇因内容常见而削弱其可读性的短篇小说;the old bromide that we are what we eat;认为我们吃的就是自身的迂腐想法;uttered the commonplace "welcome aboard";说着乏味的话“欢迎搭乘”;taking comfort in the platitude that all will end well;在老套的大团圆中寻求安慰;a once-original thought that has become a truism. 一度新颖的构思已经成为老生常谈
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