The plot of the movie was filled with hackneyed clichés.
电影的情节充满了陈腐的老套。
Choose the synonym for the word “hackneyed”: Although the storyline was meant to be thrilling, it turned out to be quite hackneyed, leaving the audience unimpressed.
B — Clichéd. “hackneyed” means adj. overused stale trite
The movie's plot was tired and ______, with no fresh ideas at all.
C — hackneyed. “hackneyed” means adj. overused stale trite
hackneyed — adj. overused stale trite. In Chinese: 陈腐的，老套的.
hackneyed is pronounced /ˈhæknid/. It breaks into 2 syllables: hack · neyed.
The plot of the movie was filled with hackneyed clichés. (电影的情节充满了陈腐的老套。)
trite, commonplace — all close in meaning to hackneyed (adj. overused stale trite).
Yes. hackneyed appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
hackney (renting horse, repeatedly used) + ed → clichéd.