stereotyped; monotonous; all alike
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stereotyped; monotonous; all alike; lacking variety or change
formalOriginally used to criticize repetitive literary compositions (like 1,000 essays following the same pattern). Now used broadly to describe anything monotonous, unoriginal, or uniform. Often carries a negative, critical connotation.
Zhè这
xiē些
xīn新
jiàn建
de的
jū居
mín民
lóu楼
wài外
guān观
qiān千
piān篇
yī一
lǜ律
，
quē缺
fá乏
tè特
sè色
。
These newly built residential buildings look monotonous and lack distinctive features.
Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
nèi内
róng容
qiān千
piān篇
yī一
lǜ律
，
tīng听
zhòng众
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
yàn厌
juàn倦
le了
。
His speech content is stereotyped, and the audience has grown weary of it.
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Zhè这
jiā家
lián连
suǒ锁
diàn店
de的
zhuāng装
xiū修
fēng风
gé格
zài在
quán全
guó国
dōu都
qiān千
piān篇
yī一
lǜ律
。
The decor style of this chain store is exactly the same across the entire country.
Pī批
píng评
jiā家
rèn认
wéi为
zhè这
lèi类
liú流
xíng行
gē歌
qǔ曲
de的
xuán旋
lǜ律
guò过
yú于
qiān千
piān篇
yī一
lǜ律
。
Critics believe the melodies of this type of pop song are overly monotonous.