| 单词 | trite |
| 释义 | trite —tritely, adv. —triteness, n. /truyt/, adj., triter, tritest. 1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter. 2. characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.: The commencement address was trite and endlessly long. 3. Archaic. rubbed or worn by use. [1540-50; < L tritus worn, common, equiv. to tri- (var. s. of terere to rub, wear down) + -tus ptp. suffix] Syn. 1. ordinary. See commonplace. Ant. 1. original. |
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