banality
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/bəˈnɑː.lə.ti/ us/bəˈnɑː.lə.t̬i/
平庸;平淡乏味;陈词滥调
the quality of being boring, ordinary, and not original, or something that is like this
What's on show in this programme is the sheer banality of ordinary lives. 这个节目展示的是平凡生活纯粹的平庸一面。
Their conversation was a string of pauses, false starts, and banalities. 他们的谈话是一连串的停顿、口误，还有陈词滥调。
See: banal
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- Comedy often takes sarcastic jabs at life's banalities.
- Sometimes the sheer banality of modern popular culture seems utterly awesome.
- Behind the banality of his comments lies a business which is losing ground.