The plot of the film is just a hackneyed boy-meets-girl scenario.

这部电影的情节只不过是一个俗套的爱情故事

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. 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，但无半点虚言。

This article is rather hackneyed.

这篇文章写得太呆板。

Theft crime is a hackneyed crime.

盗窃犯罪是一种常见犯罪。

She said . it was best to be hackneyed.

她说，还是说这句老话为妙。

To use the hackneyed phrase, here he found himself.

用一句陈腐的话说，他在这里可谓“得其所哉”。