platitude
معنی فارسی
بي مزگي عدم لطافت خنکي ابتذال پيش پا افتادگي عاري از لطافت
معنی کامل و مثالها
/plat´ǝ tōōd´/n.
● (سخن و نوشتار) ابتذال، پیش پا افتادگی، تکرار مکررات، بیمزگی
his speech contained nothing but platitudes
نطق او حاوی چیزی جز تکرار مکررات نبود.
● حرف یا نوشتهی مبتذل، سخن کلیشهای، ترهه (ترهات)
ریشه و کاربرد
A remark or statement that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
ریشه
From French 'platitude' meaning flatness, from 'plat' meaning flat.
مثال
- His speech was filled with platitudes about the value of hard work.
- She dismissed his comment as just another platitude.
- The politician's platitudes did little to inspire the crowd.
ترکیبهای رایج
Utter a platitude Filled with platitudes Dismiss as a platitude
مترادفها
noun
1. Insipidity, flatness, dulness, mawkishness.
2. Truism, trite remark.
3. Twaddle, verbiage, palaver, trash, chatter, stuff, fudge, nonsense, moonshine, flummery, wish wash, balderdash, jargon, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk.