ADJ-GRADED
(语句、画面等)陈腐的,陈词滥调的
If you describe something such as a saying or an image as hackneyed, you think it is no longer likely to interest, amuse or affect people because it has been used, seen, or heard many times before.
例句
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。
...hackneyed postcard snaps of lochs and glens.
老掉牙的苏格兰湖泊峡谷风景照片