corny
adjective /ˈkɔːni/
/ˈkɔːrni/
(comparative cornier, superlative corniest)
(informal)- not original; used too often to be interesting or to sound sincere
陈旧的；过时的；陈词滥调的；老生常谈的 - a corny joke/song
老掉牙的笑话／歌曲 - I know it sounds corny, but it really was love at first sight!
我知道这听起来像陈词滥调，然而的确是一见钟情啊！ - Opera’s blend of corny emotion with glamour and spectacle appeals to advertisers.
歌剧将陈腐的情感与魅力和壮观的景象结合在一起，这吸引了广告商。 - You sound like someone out of a corny film!
你说话像是老电影里面的人！
Collocations DictionaryCorny is used with these nouns:- joke
词源1930s: from an earlier sense ‘rustic, appealing to country folk’. - a corny joke/song