Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me.是什么意思？

Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me.

每次我都很惊讶，尼尔怎么能讲出这么索然无味的东西。

ability

n. 能力，资格，能耐，才能；

例句
The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job...
公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

utter

vt. 发出声音，说，讲，出版（书籍）等，[法]流通使用；adj. 彻底的，完全的，绝对的；

例句
...the utter irrelevance of the debate.
辩论完全跑题

never

adv. 从不，从来没有，一点也不，决不，<口>不会…吧，没有，不曾；

例句
The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job...
公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

ceased

v. 停止，终止，结束( cease的过去式 )；

例句
I was married to a man who had ceased to attract me.
我嫁给了一个我已不再钟情的男人。

amaze

vt. 使大为吃惊，使惊奇；n. 吃惊，好奇；

例句
He never ceases to amaze me...
他总能给我惊喜。

me

pron. （人称代词I的宾格）我；n. 自我，自我的一部分，极端自私的人，[音乐]固定唱法时的E音；

例句
She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona...
她进来喝了杯咖啡，并向我谈起了她的朋友肖纳。