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stale

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厭倦的 / 乏味的 / 不新鮮的 (adj.)

字面指食物等放久了「不新鮮、變質」。在口語中常用來形容競爭、關係或生活變得「枯燥、沒有挑戰性」。詹姆抱怨君臨的對手太弱，比武已經變得「無趣、沒意思」了。

I'm sure we'll have a tournament to celebrate your new title if you accept.

It would be good to have you on the field. The competition has become a bit stale.

-I don't fight in tournaments. -No? Getting a little old for it?