1·It sounds like a platitude that fiction is the realm of imagination, fact the realm of knowledge.
小说是想象的领地而现实是知识的领地，这句话听起来有点陈词滥调了。
2·But this is just a reassuring platitude.
但这不过是用来安慰人的陈词滥调。
3·That's no platitude; the boundary between the two is surprisingly clear.
这并非陈词滥调；这两者之间的界限极其清晰。
4·MRS. CHEVELEY. :In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.
谢弗利太太：当今社会里，没有什么能像一个恰到好处的陈词滥调那样让人趋之若鹜了。
5·End your speech with an attitude, not a platitude.
用一种有力的态度结束你的演讲，而不是用那些陈词滥调。