trite

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /tɹaɪt/    美 /tɹaɪt/|[tɹʌɪt]|/tɹɑet/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
  2. In Ancient Greek musical theory, the lower-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the paranete and higher than the paramese.
形容词 adj.
  1. used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed. often
    — It is a trite saying in a young country that anyone starting out in life with the determination to become wealthy will have his wish gratified.
  2. So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
    — It is trite to say that the mere fact that a decision does not favour the applicant or that the applicant disagrees with the decision does not establish that the decision is tainted with bias.

词形变化

triter comparative tritest superlative trites plural trites plural

词汇关系

衍生词
trite law tritely triteness tritish untrite
相关词
cliché

词源

词源 1
From Latin trītus (“worn out”), perfect passive participle of terō (“to wear away, wear out”).
词源 2
Unadapted borrowing from Latin tritē, from Ancient Greek τρίτη (trítē, literally “third [string]”).
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