The lecturer's banal remarks about the importance of hard work offered no fresh insight to the seasoned audience.
讲师关于努力工作重要性的陈腐言论，对经验丰富的听众来说毫无新意。
Which choice best defines “banal”?
D — Dull because overly common; trite.. “banal” means Dull because overly common; trite..
Which word means “Dull because overly common; trite.”?
B — banal. “banal” means Dull because overly common; trite..
banal — Dull because overly common; trite.. In Chinese: 平庸的；陈腐的.
banal is pronounced //bəˈnɑːl//.
The lecturer's banal remarks about the importance of hard work offered no fresh insight to the seasoned audience. (讲师关于努力工作重要性的陈腐言论，对经验丰富的听众来说毫无新意。)
trite, commonplace, hackneyed — all close in meaning to banal (Dull because overly common; trite.).
original, novel — each the opposite of banal (Dull because overly common; trite.).
Yes. banal is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ban(公共的) → 人人皆有 → 平庸。