cliche

英 [ˈkliːʃeɪ]

美 [klɪˈʃeɪ]

n. 陈词滥调; 陈腐的套语; 使用陈词滥调

复数：cliches　

BNC.14880 / COCA.8808

牛津词典

noun

陈词滥调；陈腐的套语
a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting
1. She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’
  她又重复了“与人说愁愁减半”的陈词滥调。
使用陈词滥调
the use of clichés in writing or speaking

noun

So what on earth are Mr Spiegel and Mr Murphy doing with a book that has become a management cliche?
那么究竟什么老生常谈的书，是斯皮尔格先生和墨菲先生共有的已经成为了管理的陈词滥调？
It's a cliche, but I'm living proof dreams do come true.
这是陈词滥调了，但是我是梦想成真的活生生的例子。
Avoid slang, cliche and informal words.
防止俗语、陈腔谰言和非正式用字。
To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
说得老套一点，其内容翔实。
The articles in this newspaper are full of cliche.
这张报纸里的文章充满陈词滥调。
Tina: I don't like Valentine's Day-it has become too cliche and commercial.
蒂娜：我不喜欢情人节-它变得太老土、太商业化了。
To apply the cliche, this is a first world problem if there ever was one.
套用一句陈词滥调，如果这真是个什么问题的话，那也是发达国家才有的问题。
There is no bigger cliche in business psychology than the idea that high self-confidence is key to career success.
在商业心理学中，高度的自信是事业成功的关键，这是老生常谈的问题了。
VERY cliche Im aware, but all good cliches are rooted in a truth.
我知道，这是陈词滥调了，但那些好的陈词滥调往往蕴含着真理。
That's an old cliche, but it's true.
这是一个老口号，但它是真实的。