"cliched" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 陳腔濫調的

Definition

陳腔濫調的指的是缺乏新意、被過度使用或已失去本來意義的說法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於負面評價，適用於故事、說法、想法等失去新意的情境。常見搭配如「cliched 結局」、「cliched 說法」。與「老套」、「陳腐」相近，但特指因過度使用而顯得無趣的內容。

Examples

That movie's ending was so cliched.

那部電影的結局太**陳腔濫調**了。

His speech sounded very cliched to me.

他的演講聽起來非常**陳腔濫調**。

The book was full of cliched phrases.

那本書裡全是**陳腔濫調**的句子。

Try not to use cliched expressions when writing your essay.

寫作文時盡量不要用**陳腔濫調**的表達。

That's such a cliched idea—can't we think of something new?

這個想法太**陳腔濫調**了，我們能想些新鮮的嗎？

People get bored with cliched jokes. They want to hear something original.

大家會對**陳腔濫調**的笑話感到無聊。他們想聽點新鮮的。