hackneyed

🇬🇧 UK/'hæknid/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Overused and therefore lacking originality or interest; trite and unimaginative.

陈腐的,老套的,缺乏新意的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
hackneyedother
=hackneyed

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The plot of the movie relied on hackneyed tropes that audiences have seen countless times.

  • 2.

    The speaker's presentation was filled with hackneyed phrases and tired clichés.

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