A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 平常的話，老生常談，陳詞濫調;
?? plat平坦+itude狀態→語言平坦→陳詞濫調
"The talk is no more than a platitude."
這番話無非是老生常談.
近義：truism, bromide, clich, cliche, commonplace
adv. 簡單地，樸素地;（引出概括或解釋）不過，僅僅;簡直;<非正>實在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡單地；樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時鐘純屬擺設，它再也不走了。
近義：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 真理;真相，事實;忠實，忠誠;現實，現實性;
?? tru相信，真實+th抽象名詞 →事實，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 聽力，聽覺;審問;聽力所及的距離，聽得見的范圍;聽證會，〈美〉意見聽取會;
v. 聽到，聽見( hear的現在分詞);
?? hear聽 + ing 名詞后綴→ 聽力,聽覺
"Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her."
再次聽到那首曲子使她胸中充滿了渴望.
近義：judgement, judgment, lawsuit, audience, audition, trial
adj. 反復的，再三的，重復的;累;頻仍;
"repeated absences from school"
一再缺課
近義：duplicate, duplicated, hackneyed
反義：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole