hack·neyed
adjective/ˈhæknid/
/ˈhæknid/
- used too often and therefore boring
陈腐的 - a hackneyed phrase/subject
陈词滥调；老生常谈的话题
Extra Examples- He doesn't fit the hackneyed image of the computer nerd.
他不符合计算机呆子的陈腐形象。 - The artist should be careful to avoid hackneyed subjects.
艺术家应该小心避免老生常谈的主题。 - There was truth in that hackneyed old saying in show business, ‘Fame costs.’
演艺界那句老生常谈的话是有道理的：“名誉是要付出代价的。”
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHackneyed is used with these nouns:- image
- phrase
- a hackneyed phrase/subject