pleasantry
noun /ˈplezntri/
/ˈplezntri/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (plural pleasantries)
(formal)- a friendly remark made in order to be polite
客气话；客套 - After exchanging the usual pleasantries, they got down to serious discussion.
互致寒暄之后，他们便开始严肃的讨论了。
词源late 16th cent.: from French plaisanterie, from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing’, from the verb plaisir, from Latin placere. - After exchanging the usual pleasantries, they got down to serious discussion.