The hackneyed phrase came unintended to his lips.他顺口说了这句老掉牙的套话。Power corrupts and absolute power absolutely corrupts. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.权力导致腐败，绝对权力导致绝对腐败。这虽是老生常谈，但却是真理。the hackneyed...
This article is rather hackneyed.这篇文章写得太呆板.The hackneyed phrase came unintended to his lips.他顺口说了这句老掉牙的套话。Properly used, and not hackneyed, the words are good and appropriate.如果用得得当, 而不是滥用的话, 这几个字倒是恰当的好字眼....