hackneyed

1 . This article is rather hackneyed .

这篇文章写得太呆板.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 . Power corrupts and absolute power absolutely corrupts. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.

权力导致腐败，绝对权力导致绝对腐败。这虽是老生常谈，但却是真理。

来自柯林斯例句

3 . The hackneyed phrase came unintended to his lips.

他顺口说了这句老掉牙的套话。

来自辞典例句

4 . Properly used, and not hackneyed, the words are good and appropriate.

如果用得得当, 而不是滥用的话, 这几个字倒是恰当的好字眼.

来自辞典例句

5 . If the theme were hackneyed, I should be obliged to deal gently with the reader.

假如这是个老生常谈的题目, 我只消向读者轻描淡写一番就行了.

来自辞典例句