corn·y
adjective/ˈkɔːni/
/ˈkɔːrni/
(comparative cornier, superlative corniest)
(informal)- not original; used too often to be interesting or to sound sincere
陈旧的;过时的;陈词滥调的;老生常谈的 - a corny joke/song
老掉牙的笑话/歌曲 - I know it sounds corny, but it really was love at first sight!
我知道这听起来像陈词滥调,然而的确是一见钟情啊! - Opera’s blend of corny emotion with glamour and spectacle appeals to advertisers.
歌剧将老套的情感与魅力和奇观融为一体,对广告商很有吸引力。 - You sound like someone out of a corny film!
你说话像是老电影里面的人!
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCorny is used with these nouns:- joke
Word Origin1930s: from an earlier sense ‘rustic, appealing to country folk’. - a corny joke/song