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Chinese dictionary
adj.derogtrite; old and decayed; stale
内容陈腐
stale in content
词句陈腐
stale phrases
陈腐思想
outmoded thinking
观念陈腐
outmoded ideas
陈腐之见
outworn opinion
陈腐传统
outworn tradition
我不想用陈腐之词夸赞他的新书,因为那没有实际意义。
Page-turner is probably a clich é describing every new book and for that reason I won't use it to demolish his book.
对上层社会的生活所具有的陈腐看法
a clichéd view of upper-class life
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Word usage
- Note"陈腐" is different from "陈旧". "陈腐" mostly describes abstract things, and its semantic meaning is heavier than "陈旧"; "陈旧" can describe concrete things as well as abstract things.