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单词 truism
释义

truism

noun

tru·​ism ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce truism (audio)
: an undoubted or self-evident truth
especially : one too obvious for mention
truistic
trü-ˈi-stik How to pronounce truism (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • banality
  • bromide
  • chestnut
  • cliché
  • cliche
  • commonplace
  • groaner
  • homily
  • platitude
  • shibboleth
  • trope
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Example Sentences

ended his letter with the overused truism, “You can't win them all!”
Recent Examples on the Web The excessive figuration of Hamelin’s part seems like a perverse joke on the chamber music truism that piano parts are always much more difficult than what their string-playing colleagues deal with. San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 Ralph Waldo Emerson reflects a truism about the horror genre: People are more fascinated by villains than heroes. John Blake, CNN, 14 Aug. 2022 Waiting in line for tacos is a truism of life in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 At times like these, when an issue has pushed American political life to a white heat, some sage often steps forth to restate a truism: All politics is local. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 29 June 2022 But, as the truism goes, music stepped in where words failed. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022 For years, the truism ran that drum and bass, despite pockets of true believers across the nation, would, in America, remain a specialty taste within electronic music, never mind pop. Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022 All of the above is perhaps only a long-winded way of saying an old market truism: don’t fight the Fed. Brad Mcmillan, Forbes, 9 June 2022 And if there’s a truism to extract from our knowledge of hereditary rule, every decline eventually gives way to a fall. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1714, in the meaning defined above

truism

noun

as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people ended his letter with the overused truism, "You can't win them all!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cliche
  • cliché
  • platitude
  • saying
  • commonplace
  • proverb
  • trope
  • banality
  • shibboleth
  • bromide
  • chestnut
  • groaner
  • adage
  • generalization
  • homily
  • saw
  • stereotype
  • conventional wisdom
  • party line
  • routine
  • simplification
  • inanity
  • generality
  • old wives' tale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • profundity
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