승용마 또는 해크니종의 말
A breed of horse or pony with a high-stepping trot, used for riding or harness.
예문:
"The elegant hackney performed a high-stepping trot for the judges."
"She preferred riding a hackney because of its steady and reliable nature."
임대용으로 쓰이는 전세 마차나 자동차
A horse-drawn vehicle or motor car kept for hire.
예문:
"We hailed a hackney to reach the theater before the curtains rose."
"The cobblestone streets echoed with the sound of the approaching hackney."
임대된 또는 고용되어 쓰이는
Let out for hire; used as a public vehicle.
예문:
"The city council regulated the fares for all hackney vehicles."
"He worked as a hackney driver to support his family during the winter."
지나치게 사용되어 진부하거나 평범한
Made commonplace or trite by overuse.
예문:
"The author's use of hackney metaphors made the novel difficult to finish."
"I am tired of hearing the same hackney excuses for his constant lateness."
오래 사용하거나 반복하여 진부하게 만들다
To make something trite or commonplace by overusing it.
예문:
"Constant exposure to the same advertisement will eventually hackney the brand's message."
"Critics argued that the director's style began to hackney after several similar films."
마차나 자동차를 전세용으로 사용하다
To use a horse or vehicle as a hackney for hire.
예문:
"The stable owner would hackney his best horses to wealthy travelers."
"It was common practice to hackney a coach for long-distance journeys."