hackneyed
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you describe something such as a saying or an image as hackneyed, you think it is no longer likely to interest, amuse, or affect people because it has been used, seen, or heard many times before. 老生常談的; 不新奇的
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true. 權力導致腐敗,絕對權力導致絕對腐敗。這雖是老生常談,但無半點虛言。
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hackneyed /ˈhæknɪd/
剑桥词典
- A hackneyed phrase or idea has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning .
(語詞或觀點)陳腐的,老套的
The plot of the film is just a hackneyed boy-meets-girl scenario . 這部電影的情節衹不過是一個俗套的愛情故事。 返回 hackneyed