Q) the word not related to other words in meaning?
① stale ②banal ③ trite ④ novel ⑤ hackneyed
◆ Hackneyed :
not fresh (original, interesting) because of being used too often
진부한, 케케묵은
유의어) stale, banal, trite, cliched, well-worn
반의어) fresh, new, original, novel
예문)
▷‘Whiter than snow’ is an expression that sounds rather ~ .
케케묵은 표현.
▷North Korea should practice its ~ slogan of “we Koreans should solve problems among ourselves.
▷This ~ pattern of smear campaigns is now underway at the top level of our political community.
흑색선전(중상모략)의 케케묵은 형식
▲ Stale :
*lacking freshness
That speech was as ~ as three day old bread.
▲Banal :
*commonplace
His speeches were neither ~ nor pedantic and delivered his message clearly to the people. 진부하지도 현학적이지 않았다.
▲Trite :
*진부한 not fresh because of being repeated too often
the ~ metaphor ‘hard as nails’
