"old hat" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 老套
• 老生常談

Definition

因太常見而已不新鮮、無趣、沒有新意的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個口語表達，含有貶義，用來形容已不新鮮、缺乏新意的想法或做法。不是指真正的帽子。經常用於評價潮流、意見、消息等。

Examples

That movie is old hat now; everyone has seen it.

那部電影現在已經**老套**了，大家都看過。

His jokes are old hat to us.

他的笑話對我們來說已經**老生常談**了。

Learning the alphabet is old hat for kids in this class.

學字母對這個班的孩子來說已經是**老套**了。

Don't bring up that topic again—it's old hat.

別再提那個話題了——已經**老套**了。

For tech experts, these security tips are old hat.

對技術專家來說，這些安全提示已經是**老套**了。

Back in the day, that style was cool, but now it's just old hat.

那種風格以前很酷，但現在只是**老套**了。