hackneyed
美音:[´hæknıd
]
英音:[´hæknıd
]
adj.不新奇的,陈腐的,常见的
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hackneyed
/'hæknɪd; `hæknɪd/
adj (of a phrase, saying, etc) used so often that it has become trite and dull （指词语、言辞等）陈腐的, 老生常谈的.
adj (of a phrase, saying, etc) used so often that it has become trite and dull （指词语、言辞等）陈腐的, 老生常谈的.
hackneyed
adj
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: hackney 'to use (a horse) for ordinary riding, to use (something) too much' (16-19 centuries), from hackney 'horse for ordinary riding' (14-20 centuries), probably from Hackney, area in London, England where horses were once kept]
a hackneyed phrase is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: hackney 'to use (a horse) for ordinary riding, to use (something) too much' (16-19 centuries), from hackney 'horse for ordinary riding' (14-20 centuries), probably from Hackney, area in London, England where horses were once kept]
a hackneyed phrase is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often
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