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 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
hackney (renting horse, repeatedly used) + ed → clichéd.