spiel
noun /ʃpiːl/, /spiːl/
/ʃpiːl/, /spiːl/
(informal, usually disapproving)- a speech that somebody has used many times that is intended to persuade you to believe something or buy something
油嘴滑舌的游说;一长串招徕生意的套话 - The salesman went into a long spiel about the merits of the new design.
推销员滔滔不绝地谈论新设计的优点。
词源late 19th cent.: from German Spiel ‘a game’. - The salesman went into a long spiel about the merits of the new design.