banal

/bəˈnɑːl/· adj.

人文/文化/社会C1

banal
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Chinese meaning

平píng庸yōng乏fá味wèi的de

平píng庸yōng无wú趣qù,毫háo无wú新xīn意yì

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形xíng容róng马mǎ斯sī克kè本běn人rén乏fá味wèi平píng庸yōng

Example

Musk review – epic study of the world's richest and most banal man

《马mǎ斯sī克kè》影yǐng评píng——对duì这zhè位wèi世shì界jiè首shǒu富fù、也yě是shì最zuì为wèi平píng庸yōng之zhī人rén的de一yī部bù史shǐ诗shī级jí研yán究jiū。

Source: The Guardian · 8 Sep 2026

Background ✎

威wēi尼ní斯sī电diàn影yǐng节jié上shàng映yìng的de马mǎ斯sī克kè纪jì录lù片piàn由yóu亚yà历lì克kè斯sī·吉jí布bù尼ní执zhí导dǎo,采cǎi访fǎng了le马mǎ斯sī克kè的de前qián同tóng事shì、前qián妻qī、父fù亲qīn及jíAI生shēng成chéng的de虚xū拟nǐ形xíng象xiàng。片piàn中zhōng前qián女nǚ友yǒu称chēng他tā「像xiàng一yī颗kē核hé弹dàn」,影yǐng片piàn将jiāng这zhè位wèi世shì界jiè首shǒu富fù刻kè画huà成chéng乏fá味wèi平píng庸yōng的de人rén。

Roots · etymology

源自中世纪拉丁语/法语banal,原指领主强制共用的磨坊、烤炉等设施,引申为「人人共有的→平庸的」

  • ban(号令/征召)+ -al(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • banal remark / banal and predictable / achingly banal

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