clichéd

/ˈkliː.ʃeɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /kliːˈʃeɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /klē-ˈshād ˈklē-ˌshād, kli-ˈshād/ (ame, mw)

clichéd — adjective

  • clichédpositive
  • clichédercomparative
  • clichédestsuperlative

1. used so many times in speech, writing, or art that it no longer feels fresh or i

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used so many times in speech, writing, or art that it no longer feels fresh or interesting.

例句

Ezra groaned at the clichéd movie ending with roses in the rain.

clichéd + ending for an overused film scene

At rehearsal, Vivek cut the clichéd joke about bad cooking from the script.

clichéd joke — criticism of stale humor in writing

同義詞
  • trite

    stronger for remarks or ideas that sound shallow because they have been repeated carelessly

  • hackneyed

    more formal and common in reviews of writing, speeches, or art

  • predictable

    focuses on the lack of surprise rather than repetition itself

反義詞
  • original

    suggests fresh thinking instead of a borrowed familiar pattern

  • fresh

    emphasizes new energy or interest in style, language, or ideas

文法句型

clichéd + noun (ending, joke, image, line)

sound / feel / seem + clichéd

用法筆記

Usually used to criticize writing, film scenes, jokes, images, and speeches rather than physical objects. It often appears before nouns like ending, line, image, and plot, or after linking verbs such as sound, feel, and seem.

常見錯誤

❌The ending was a bit cliché.
✅The ending was a bit clichéd.
💡After a linking verb like 'be', use the adjective 'clichéd'; 'cliché' is the noun.