| 单词 | old-hat |
| 释义 | old-hat (once / 251475 pages) adj Anything that's old-hat has grown so familiar that it's boring or seems old-fashioned. Your grandfather's war stories might be fascinating to your friends, but after hearing them so many times, they're old-hat to you. A lot of what your'e studying in school might be exciting in September but completely old-hat by May. The same could be said of your lines in a play: they're a challenge to memorize and then thrilling to say on opening night, but if the show runs for a month, your part will soon be old-hat and you'll be ready to audition for a new role. This adjective was first recorded in the early twentieth century. WORD FAMILYold-hat USAGE EXAMPLESThe proof of the power of early Survivor in quickly changing the culture is that late Survivor seems, now, old-hat. Time(May 29, 2015) They stuck with the notion of bowling slower-ball bouncers, which is rather old-hat now. BBC(Feb 14, 2015) I mean, climate change is a bit old-hat now, isn’t it? The Guardian(Sep 18, 2014) 1adj repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse Syn banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn unoriginal not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual 2adj out of fashion Syn antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, outmoded, passe, passee unfashionable, unstylish not in accord with or not following current fashion |
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