東西被用到磨舊
核心畫面的字面版本：被磨的是摸得到的東西。
adjective · C1
Old, and showing the marks of having been used for a very long time — for example steps, floors, tools, or buildings that long use has worn smooth or worn down.
磨舊的
核心畫面
Think of a surface that many years of use have rubbed away: the middle of a stone step dipped lower than its edges, a wooden rail gone smooth and shiny under thousands of hands. Nothing is broken. Something has simply been used so much that the use now shows.
可以想成「被摸久了、踩久了的那個表面」。石階中間比兩邊低一點，木頭扶手被摸到發亮，招牌的顏色淡掉了。東西沒有壞，也不…更多收起
可以想成「被摸久了、踩久了的那個表面」。石階中間比兩邊低一點，木頭扶手被摸到發亮，招牌的顏色淡掉了。東西沒有壞，也不是髒，只是被用了太多次，那些次數全部留在表面上。time-worn 給人的畫面，就是這種看得見的「久」。Two branches
說法被講到失效
把被磨的東西換成摸不到的想法，磨它的不是腳和手，是一次次重複。
adjective · C1
Used about ideas, beliefs, excuses, or phrases that have been repeated for so long that they no longer sound sensible, fresh, or useful.
陳腐的