truism

/ˈtruːɪzəm/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈuɪzəm] /ˈtruːɪzəm/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈuɪzəm] /ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce truism (audio)/ (ame, mw)

truism — 名詞

  • truismsingular
  • truismsplural

1. a remark whose truth is already plain to everyone, so saying it adds little or n

1.名詞C1
釋義

老生常談

明明正確卻毫無新意的話

a remark whose truth is already plain to everyone, so saying it adds little or no real value.

例句

During the meeting, Élise called 'water is wet' a truism, not a plan.

會議中，Élise 說「水會濕」只是老生常談，不算方案。

call a remark a truism in discussion

After the storm, Adisa laughed when the mayor offered the truism 'safety comes first.'

暴風雨過後，Adisa 聽到市長說「安全第一」這種老生常談時笑了出來。

offer the truism + quoted advice

同義詞
  • platitude

    often sounds more moralizing or dull, not simply obvious

  • cliché

    usually stresses overused wording rather than plain truth

  • commonplace

    more formal and often used for a familiar observation

反義詞
  • paradox

    a statement that seems false or contradictory at first but may hold a deeper truth

  • insight

    an idea that offers a fresh or useful way of seeing something

文法句型

a truism that + clause

dismiss something as a truism

reduce something to a truism

用法筆記

Often follows verbs such as state, repeat, dismiss, and reduce something to. Writers usually choose it when a statement is correct but too obvious to help with a real problem.

常見錯誤

❌His advice was very truism.
✅His advice was a truism.' or 'His advice sounded trite.
💡'truism' is a noun, not an adjective.