Translation guide
Describes language, expressions, or actions that follow a fixed, predictable pattern, often lacking originality or spontaneity.
To describe speech or writing that uses overused, unoriginal phrases or set patterns.
Refers to a set phrase or cliché, often used in a negative sense to mean something trite or unoriginal.
His speech was full of clichés.
Literally 'fixed-form sentence', used for formulaic expressions in writing, such as business letters or templates.
Means 'stuck in a mold', describing something that follows a fixed pattern and lacks creativity.
It's better to avoid formulaic expressions.
A more formal or literary term for a conventional phrase or cliché.
To describe actions, processes, or creative works that adhere strictly to a set pattern, often implying lack of originality.
Means 'by the manual', implying a rigid, formulaic approach without flexibility.
Direct translations like 公式的 (こうしきてき) are not used to mean 'formulaic' in the sense of clichéd or unoriginal. Use the options above instead.
This email is written in formulaic language.
The novel is filled with formulaic phrases.
His response was formulaic and lacked sincerity.
From 'one pattern', used colloquially to describe something repetitive and predictable, like a formulaic plot.
This drama is formulaic and boring.
Means 'the usual' or 'set', often used for predictable patterns in stories or events.
It was a formulaic happy ending.