hackneyed
adj. (词语、引语等)使用过于频繁的,陈腐的,老一套的; 滥
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.
Power corrupts and absolute power absolutely corrupts. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.
权力导致腐败,绝对权力导致绝对腐败。这虽是老生常谈,但却是真理。
...hackneyed postcard snaps of lochs and glens.
老掉牙的苏格兰湖泊峡谷风景照片
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
The singular storyline puts a twist on hackneyed subject, providing fresh and provocative entertainment.
独特的剧情展开让常见的题材耳目一新, 从而追求一种新鲜辛辣的乐趣.
Too often used or too well known to be effective; hackneyed.
因经常使用或尽人皆知而无效力的; 陈腐的.
Noone would like to accepts the hackneyed idea.
没有人愿意接受陈旧的理念.
Properly used, and not hackneyed, the words are good and appropriate.
如果用得得当, 而不是滥用的话, 这几个字倒是恰当的好字眼.
It is a mere hackneyed tune being played anew.
这只不过是老调重弹.