noun🔗Share老生常谈，陈词滥调. Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude."The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché."电影里坏人绑架主角爱人的情节，有点老套了。languagewritingcommunicationphrasewordliteraturestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share陈词滥调, 老生常谈. A stereotype (printing plate)."The old printing press used heavy cliches to stamp the same image onto hundreds of pages. "老式印刷机使用沉重的陈词滥调般的印版，将相同的图像印在数百页纸上。languagewritingstylephrasecommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share老生常谈，陈词滥调 To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché."The fantasy author, struggling to find a name for a wise old wizard, ultimately cliches it by calling him "Merlinus the All-Knowing." "这位奇幻小说作者，为了给一位睿智的老巫师起名字绞尽脑汁，最终还是落入了俗套，老生常谈地把他叫做“无所不知的梅林努斯”。languagewordwritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
