English Dictionary

shopworn

/ˈʃɒpwɔː(ɹ)n/

adj

Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store. / Faded. / (figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché.

The shopworn book had torn pages and a faded cover.

意味（1）

Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.

The handbag looks nice, but shopworn.

意味（2）

Faded.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché.

New York is positioned as the third protagonist—literally, as the characters repeatedly tell each other. Recycled aerial footage of the city underlines just how generic this particular insight is. The whole film is like that, its dialogue constantly poking fun and calling attention to the shopworn conventions.