"used till so common as to have lost its novelty and interest," 1540s, from Latin tritus "worn, oft-trodden," of language "much-used, familiar, commonplace," past participle adjective from terere "to rub, wear down" (see throw (v.)). Related: Tritely; triteness.
实用例句
1. The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.
他曾经被教导的简单观念如今听起来陈腐而幼稚。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The heading is trite.
标题陈旧.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas.
这部电影充斥着平铺直叙的陈腐观点。
来自辞典例句
4. It was spiritual, but it wasn't trite.
但是她爱他是精神上的, 决不是俗套.
来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
5. Yesterday, in the restaurant , Lorraine had seemed trite , blurred, worn away.