Something so obviously true that saying it teaches nobody anything — 'young people today have grown up with phones', 'money can't buy happiness'.

Something東西 so obviously true明顯到 that saying it teaches nobody anything說出來對誰都沒教到什麼 'young people today have grown up with phones'像『現在的年輕人是滑手機長大的』 'money can't buy happiness'『金錢買不到快樂』

The word is nearly always a small complaint. When you call a sentence a truism, you are saying: yes, fine, that's true, but you have added nothing, and you may be using an obvious sentence to avoid the difficult question underneath. So it lives in writing and in argument — reviews, opinion columns, discussions — more than in daily chat.

The word這個字 is nearly always幾乎都是 a small complaint一種小小的抱怨。When you call a sentence a truism當你說一句話是truism時 you are saying你其實是在說 yes, fine, that's true對對對，這是真的 but you have added nothing但你什麼也沒多說 and而且 you may be using an obvious sentence你可能是在用一句顯而易見的話 to avoid the difficult question underneath來迴避底下真正困難的問題。So所以 it它 lives in writing and in argument常出現在書寫和論辯裡 reviews, opinion columns, discussions像評論、意見專欄、討論 more than in daily chat比在日常閒聊裡更常見

One useful thing to notice: a truism is not the same as a lie or a mistake. It is true. That is exactly what makes it annoying, because you cannot argue against it; you can only say 'and?'.

One useful thing to notice有件事值得注意 a truismtruism is not the same as並不等於 a lie or a mistake謊言或錯誤。It它 is true是真的。That is exactly what makes it annoying這正是它讓人惱火的地方 because因為 you cannot argue against it你沒辦法反駁它 you can only say 'and?'只能說一句『所以呢？』

People also use it a bit loosely for any tired, much-repeated saying, even one that isn't strictly obvious.

People人們 also use it a bit loosely也會比較鬆散地用這個字 for any tired, much-repeated saying來指任何老套、被講到爛的話 even one that isn't strictly obvious就算那句話並不真的那麼顯而易見