38. Writers should always try to avoid            phrases, because they would bore readers.
(A) epidemic
(B) evocative
(C) hackneyed
(D) sedentary
(E) profuse

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統計： A(0), B(6), C(11), D(1), E(5) #1087973

詳解 (共 1 筆)

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hack (v.) | to ride a horse for pleasure 在鄉間騎馬
hack sb off | to make someone feel annoyed 激怒（某人）

hackney carriage

a carriage, usually pulled by a horse, that can be rented with a driver for making short journeys, used especially in the past 出租馬車

trite (adj.)

expressed too often to be interesting or seem sincere
陳腐的；老一套的


hackney (adj.) （語詞或觀點）陳腐的，老套的

根據Grammarphobia，古時的英國哈克尼 (Hackney) 是多用途馬的產地，因此就有了上述Hackney carriage，而這類型馬車基本上提供大家使用後，都會被用很多次直至過勞。後來慢慢引申成 trite意，意旨陳腐，過度使用的。

參考資料：Cambridge dictionary
Grammarphobia https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2018/09/hackneyed.html

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