hackneyed
adj. (詞語、引語等)使用過於頻繁的,陳腐的,老一套的; 濫
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.
權力導致腐敗,絕對權力導致絕對腐敗。這雖是老生常談,但卻是真理。
...hackneyed postcard snaps of lochs and glens.
老掉牙的蘇格蘭湖泊峽谷風景照片
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
The singular storyline puts a twist on hackneyed subject, providing fresh and provocative entertainment.
獨特的劇情展開讓常見的題材耳目一新, 從而追求一種新鮮辛辣的樂趣.
Too often used or too well known to be effective; hackneyed.
因經常使用或盡人皆知而無效力的; 陳腐的.
Noone would like to accepts the hackneyed idea.
沒有人願意接受陳舊的理念.
Properly used, and not hackneyed, the words are good and appropriate.
如果用得得當, 而不是濫用的話, 這幾個字倒是恰當的好字眼.
It is a mere hackneyed tune being played anew.
這只不過是老調重彈.