truism 英 ['truːɪz(ə)m]  

truism

truism  英 ['truːɪz(ə)m]

n. 自明之理;老生常谈;老套;众所周知;真实性 

名词复数:truisms 

It is a truism that scientists know more about the surface of Mars than they do about the surface of the Earth, but it is also true. 科学家们对火星表面的了解甚于他们对地球表面的了解,这句话听上去难免觉得有些老套,但也是事实。
And trust in rising home value as a truism as reliable as a sunrise was a major contributor to the catastrophic collapse of the economy. 并且对于家庭价值作为真实性而信任,认为它和日出一样的可靠,这份信任是经济灾难性崩溃的主要贡献者。

  • Here's a truism for you: Only people who look up words they don't know can expand their vocabularies. Did you find that statement obvious, boring, and saying nothing new or interesting? That's the perfect description of a truism.
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  • n. 自明之理;老生常谈;老套;众所周知;真实性
  • 1. It is a truism that scientists know more about the surface of Mars than they do about the surface of the Earth, but it is also true.

    科学家们对火星表面的了解甚于他们对地球表面的了解,这句话听上去难免觉得有些老套,但也是事实。

  • 2. And trust in rising home value as a truism as reliable as a sunrise was a major contributor to the catastrophic collapse of the economy.

    并且对于家庭价值作为真实性而信任,认为它和日出一样的可靠,这份信任是经济灾难性崩溃的主要贡献者。

  • truism (n.) "self-evident truth," 1708, from true (adj.) + -ism; first attested in Swift.
tru·ism / ˈtruːɪzəm ; NAmE ˈtruːɪzəm / noun a statement that is clearly true and does not therefore add anything interesting or important to a discussion 不言而喻的道理;自明之理;老生常谈 truism truisms tru·ism / ˈtruːɪzəm ; NAmE ˈtruːɪzəm /
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