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hackneyed

英 ['hæknɪd] 美['hæknɪd]
  • adj. 陈腐的;平庸的
  • v. 出租(马匹、马车等);役使(hackney的过去式)

英英释意


1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
"bromidic sermons"
"his remarks were trite and commonplace"
"hackneyed phrases"
"a stock answer"
"repeating threadbare jokes"
"parroting some timeworn axiom"
"the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"