The essay's hackneyed opening about the importance of education failed to engage the admissions committee.
文章中关于教育重要性的老套开头未能吸引招生委员会的注意。
Which choice best defines “hackneyed”?
B — Overused and trite.. “hackneyed” means Overused and trite..
Which word means “Overused and trite.”?
D — hackneyed. “hackneyed” means Overused and trite..
hackneyed — Overused and trite.. In Chinese: 陈腐的；老套的.
hackneyed is pronounced //ˈhæknid//.
The essay's hackneyed opening about the importance of education failed to engage the admissions committee. (文章中关于教育重要性的老套开头未能吸引招生委员会的注意。)
trite, clichéd, stale — all close in meaning to hackneyed (Overused and trite.).
original, fresh — each the opposite of hackneyed (Overused and trite.).
Yes. hackneyed is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
hackney(出租马) → 用滥了 → 陈词。