東西被用舊
石階、外套、舊書——摸得到的那種磨損，也是這個詞的原始畫面。
adjective · B2
Used so much and for so long that it shows: soft, thin, faded, or smooth in the places that get touched or stepped on most.
用得很舊的
核心畫面
One way to hold this word: a stone step with a dip worn into the middle. Nobody set out to change that step; thousands of feet did it one at a time, and now the shape of the step is a record of the use. Well here means thoroughly, not nicely. So well-worn is anything that has been gone over so many times that the going-over has left its mark — a jacket, a path, or a sentence.
可以想成一階被踩凹的石階。沒有人動手改過它，是幾千雙腳一次一次踩出來的，現在那個凹陷本身就是一份使用紀錄。這裡的 w…更多收起
可以想成一階被踩凹的石階。沒有人動手改過它，是幾千雙腳一次一次踩出來的，現在那個凹陷本身就是一份使用紀錄。這裡的 well 要理解成「徹底地」，不是「好好地」——跟 well-known、well-read 的 well 是同一個。所以 well-worn 指的是被經過太多次、經過留下了痕跡的東西。可能是一件外套、一條小路，也可能是一句話。Two branches
話被講舊
同一個磨損的畫面換到語言上：被太多人講過的句子，也會磨平。
adjective · C1
Of a phrase, joke, excuse, argument, or story: said so many times by so many people that it has lost its interest and no longer has any effect.
老掉牙的