trite /traɪt/ adjectiveadj USE somethinga trite remark, idea etc is boring, not new, and insincere 〔话语〕老一套的;〔观念〕陈腐的 Her remarks sounded trite and ill-informed. 她的话听起来没有新意,信息匮乏。
—triteness noun [uncountableU]
—tritely adverbadv tritely familiar replies 司空见惯的老一套回答