platitude
noun
ˈplætɪətjuːd
noun
1
a
statement
that
has
been
made
many
times
before
and
is
not
interesting
or
clever
–
used
to
show
disapproval
[正式] 老生常谈，陈词滥调
His
excuse
was
the
platitude
‘boys
will
be
boys.’
他的理由是那句陈腐的老话:“男孩子总归是男孩子”。