hackneyed language陈腐的语言
hackneyed d平常的
Not Hackneyed不俗
hackneyed truths陈旧的真理
HACKNEYED a不新奇的
hackneyed tune滥调
hackneyed theme老调
Some Particularly Hackneyed Devices一些独特的常见的诡计
Hackneyed or trite陈腐的陈腐的或者平凡的
ADJ(形容词) 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. 老生常谈的; 不新奇的
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. 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,但无半点虚言。