stale

stale jokes.老掉牙的笑话

s ＋ tale(传说) → 传说说多了就不新鲜了 → 不新鲜的； 陈腐的记忆

真题例句...If you eat stale bread...CET42017.6听力题

真题例句...but you need to do some self-assessment to determine where you have become stale in your thinking...第三套CET42015.12阅读理解

真题例句...All the advice and public-service announcements about the value of an education that used to sound stale now ring true...第二套CET42012.12阅读理解