corny
/ˈkɔːnɪ/adjective
cornier, corniest
- informal trite, banal, or mawkishly sentimental〈非正式〉陈腐的; 老套的; 感伤的:
it sounds corny, but as soon as I saw her I knew she was the one.
这听起来是挺俗套的。可当我第一眼看见她时, 我就知道她是我的意中人了。
派生词
cornily
adverbcorniness
noun词源
1930s: from an earlier sense 'rustic, appealing to country folk'.