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A cliché or cliche ( or ) is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.〔Gary Blake and Robert W. Bly, ''The Elements of Technical Writing'', pg. 85. New York: Macmillan Publishers, 1993. ISBN 0020130856〕 In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning, referring to an expression imposed by conventionalized linguistic usage. The term is frequently used in modern culture for an action or idea that is expected or predictable, based on a prior event. Typically pejorative, "clichés" may or may not be true.〔Short Story Library (Thick skin and writing, cliché, but true ) - Published By Casey Quinn • May 10th, 2009 • Category: Casey's Corner〕 Some are stereotypes, but some are simply truisms and facts.〔(The Free Dictionary - Cliche )〕 Clichés often are employed for comic effect, typically in fiction. Most phrases now considered clichéd originally were regarded as striking, but have lost their force through overuse. The French poet Gérard de Nerval once said "The first man who compared woman to a rose was a poet, the second, an imbecile."〔(Biography and Quotations of Gérard de Nerval )〕 A cliché is often a vivid depiction of an abstraction that relies upon analogy or exaggeration for effect, often drawn from everyday experience.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://literarydevices.net/cliche/ )〕 Used sparingly, they may succeed, but the use of a cliché in writing, speech, or argument is generally considered a mark of inexperience or a lack of originality. == Origin == The word cliché is drawn from the French language. In printing, "cliché" was the sound a printing plate cast from movable type made when it was used. This printing plate is also called a stereotype.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.museumofprinting.org/Collection.html )〕 When letters were set one at a time, it made sense to cast a phrase used repeatedly, as a single slug of metal. "Cliché" came to mean such a ready-made phrase. Online Larousse Dictionary suggests that the word "cliché" comes from the verb "clicher" (to attach movable types to a plate), which in turn is an onomatopoeia that imitates the clicking sound made by the printing plates when in use. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cliché」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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