timeworn

• 形容某物因时间久远或长期使用而变得陈旧、磨损，常带有古老或过时的意味。

Describes something that is old and worn by age or use, often implying a sense of antiquity or being out of date.

1. Overused or clichédC1formal

   Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse, lacking freshness or originality.

   陈腐的

   • The movie relied on a timeworn plot that audiences have seen many times before.
   • His speech was full of timeworn phrases and lacked any new ideas.
   • The author's timeworn metaphors failed to engage the modern reader.

   同义词banalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatplatitudinousstalestereotypedthreadbaretiredtrite

   反义词creativefreshnewnoveloriginal

2. Worn or aged by timeC1formal

   Showing signs of age or long use; old and shabby.

   饱经风霜的

   • The timeworn stones of the castle walls told stories of centuries past.
   • She sat on a timeworn wooden bench in the old garden.
   • The timeworn pages of the ancient book crumbled at the touch.

   同义词agedantiquatedbattereddecrepitdilapidatedoldshabbyweatheredwornworn-out

   反义词currentfreshimmaculatemodernnewnovelpristineyouthful