英 [bəˈnɑːl] 美 [bəˈnɑːl]
adj. 平淡无奇的，平庸的，陈腐的
【名】 （Banal）（法、意）巴纳尔（人名）
banal /bəˈnɑːl, -ˈnæl/ TEM8
形容词 If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting. 平庸乏味的
The text is banal.
这篇文章乏味得很。
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
同义词： commonplace / hackneyed / old-hat / shopworn / stock(a) / threadbare / timeworn / tired / trite / well-worn
陈腐的
babbitted fastening 巴氏合金连... ... ban 禁止 banana oil 香蕉油 band pressure level 频带压级 ...
老一套的
banality 平凡；陈腐；陈词滥调
The text is banal.
这篇文章乏味得很。
The lyrics of the song are embarrassingly banal.
那首歌的歌词庸俗得让人尴尬。
For example, in the highly successful science-fiction film 2001, little dialogue was evident, and most of it was banal and of little intrinsic interest.
例如，在非常成功的科幻电影《2001》中，对话少之又少，而且大部分都是陈词滥调，没有什么内在的趣味。
"The more banal he is, the more terrifying he is. There is no doubt and I'll say without question that it was the most difficult thing I've ever done as an actor."
VOA : standard.2010.01.08
Because, for all the most ordinary, all the most banal reasons, he was doomed.
The actual facts, however, on closer examination tend to be much more ambivalent and banal.
Mr Hollande's performance was "often bland, almost banal", the editorial by Eric Decouty said.