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banal

/buh-nal, -nahl, beyn-l/US // bəˈnæl, -ˈnɑl, ˈbeɪn l //UK // (bəˈnɑːl) //

平庸的,平庸,平淡无奇,俗气

Related Words

mundane无聊,无聊的,无聊的事,世俗hackneyed乏味的,俗气的,乏味,俗气vapid虚无缥缈,无趣,虚浮,虚浮的stupid愚蠢的,愚蠢,笨,笨笨dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言corny陈词滥调,陈腐的,肉麻的,老套的trite陈词滥调,老套的,陈词滥调的,陈腐的bland平淡无奇,乏味,平淡无奇的,寡淡blah扯淡,扯蛋,扯淡的人,扯淡的common常见的,普通,共同,共同的conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统everyday每天,每日,日常,每天都有flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的hokey虚张声势,虚伪的,虚伪,虚构的humdrum烦闷,低调,俗气,烦人insipid寡淡无味,索然无味,淡淡的,寡淡nothing没有什么,没什么,什么都没有,什么也没有old hat老帽子,旧帽子,老帽,老头子ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般pabulum摆设,摆布,摆件,摆锤

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.commonplace
Synonyms
bland平淡无奇,乏味,平淡无奇的,寡淡corny陈词滥调,陈腐的,肉麻的,老套的dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言hackneyed乏味的,俗气的,乏味,俗气mundane无聊,无聊的,无聊的事,世俗stupid愚蠢的,愚蠢,笨,笨笨trite陈词滥调,老套的,陈词滥调的,陈腐的vapid虚无缥缈,无趣,虚浮,虚浮的blah扯淡,扯蛋,扯淡的人,扯淡的bromidic溴化,溴化物,溴化作用,溴酸clichédcommon常见的,普通,共同,共同的conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统cornball玉米球,玉米丸,角球,玉米粒cornfed玉米粉,玉米粒,玉米片,玉米面dull as dishwater枯燥如洗,黯淡无光,枯燥无味everyday每天,每日,日常,每天都有flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的ho hum哼哼,嗡嗡声,嗡嗡,哼hokey虚张声势,虚伪的,虚伪,虚构的humdrum烦闷,低调,俗气,烦人insipid寡淡无味,索然无味,淡淡的,寡淡noplace场所,场所的nothing没有什么,没什么,什么都没有,什么也没有nowhere无处不在,无处不在的,无路可走,无处可去old hat老帽子,旧帽子,老帽,老头子ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般pabulum摆设,摆布,摆件,摆锤pedestrian行人,人行道,人行,人工platitudinous陈词滥调,陈词滥调的,老生常谈,俗话说square正方形,正方形的,正方,正直stale陈旧的,陈旧,陈腐的,陈旧不堪的stereotyped刻板印象,刻板的,千篇一律的,千篇一律stock股票,库存,股价,股市tired累了,疲惫,疲劳,疲倦tripe肚皮,肚腹,肚腩,肚脐眼unimaginative毫无想象力,毫无想象力的,不思进取,毫无创意unoriginal非原创,非原创性,非原创的,没有创意watery含水,水样的,水样,含水的wishy-washy虚虚实实,虚虚实实的,踌躇满志,踌躇不前zero零,零度,零点,零的

Examples

  • Especially in the later images, some, at first, appear as banal as a stranger’s family photo album.

  • So it is no huge surprise that No Sudden Move — a rippling, brilliant story about trusting nobody — has some seemingly banal but actually fascinating economic and cultural underpinnings pulsing in its historical backdrop.

  • He has a politician’s recollection for obscure names and banal anecdotes, a relentless forward propulsion and limitless confidence, a firm grasp of the political upsides and downsides of any situation.

  • Many are consumed by disagreements over banal things like chores, though some have managed to have impacts that last beyond their expiration dates—Zuccotti Park, for example, produced a growing national consciousness about income inequality.

  • Chang’s secret power is making the seemingly banal gripping, much to the pleasure of her readers.

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