English Dictionary

shopworn

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈʃɒpwɔː(ɹ)n/

形容詞

比喩的用法

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

日本語の意味

店頭で展示用またはサンプルとして使用されたため、使用感がある／古びた状態の品物を指す。 / 色褪せたり疲弊した印象を与える、時には陳腐な、もしくはありふれた感じを表す

The shopworn jacket on the rack had a faded collar from being handled by customers for weeks.

店のラックにあった展示用のジャケットは、何週間も客に触られて襟が色あせていた。

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.

more shopworn （ comparative ）

most shopworn （ superlative ）