| 单词 | hackneyed |
| 释义 | hackneyed (once / 6328 pages) adj Hackneyed is a word for language that doesn't pack a punch since it's overused and trite. "Roses are red, violets are..." — enough already?! That's hackneyed stuff. Hackneyed is usually used to describe tired writing, but you can also refer to the hackneyed plots of television sit-coms or the hackneyed jokes of your Uncle Fred. But, most often, you will see hackneyed before the word phrase to refer to a specific cliché that is annoying the heck out of someone. WORD FAMILYhackneyed USAGE EXAMPLESAgain, it might sound hackneyed to an outsider and, in his first season at Western Michigan, not everyone appreciated the shtick. Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016) The lifelong intelligence officer, who once valued tips gleaned from tribal reporters, has become a ready tweeter of hackneyed conspiracy theories. The New Yorker(Nov 23, 2016) The raucous atmosphere and performers’ machismo could result in hackneyed and misogynist jokes. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) adj repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse hackneyed phrases Syn banal, commonplace, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn unoriginal not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual |
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