threadbare

/ˈθrɛdˌbɛr/

意味: 擦り切れた、貧弱な

例文: His coat was old and threadbare.
　　  彼のコートは古く擦り切れていた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: threadbare clothes(擦り切れた服), threadbare carpet(擦り切れたカーペット), threadbare excuse(見え透いた言い訳)

定義: 布や衣類が古くなって、糸が見えるほど擦り切れている状態を指します。また、言い訳や説明が説得力に欠けている、または使い古されていることを表すこともあります。

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Definitions(定義)

Adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Adjective: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

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Adjective

Examples(例文)

Adjective: bromidic sermons
Adjective: his remarks were trite and commonplace
Adjective: hackneyed phrases
Adjective: a stock answer
Adjective: repeating threadbare jokes
Adjective: parroting some timeworn axiom
Adjective: the trite metaphor `hard as nails’
Adjective: threadbare rugs

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

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Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: banality, commonplace, triteness

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Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive, online

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英検1級

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Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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