anachronism
英 [əˈnækrənɪzəm]
美 [əˈnækrənɪzəm]
n. 过时的人(或风俗、思想); 弄错年代; 时代错误
复数:anachronisms
BNC.19039 / COCA.18011
牛津词典
noun
- 过时的人(或风俗、思想)
a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present- The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world.
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
- The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world.
- 弄错年代;时代错误
something that is placed, for example in a book or play, in the wrong period of history
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 不合时代的事;过时现象
You say that something is ananachronismwhen you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.- The President tended to regard the Church as an anachronism.
总统常常认为教会属于落伍之物。
- The President tended to regard the Church as an anachronism.
- N-COUNT 时代错误,年代误植(指所叙人、事与时代不符的错误)
Ananachronismis something in a book, play, or film that is wrong because it did not exist at the time the book, play, or film is set.- The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.
最后一段有一个时代错误。异端裁判所那时已经不存在了。
- The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.
英英释义
noun
- an artifact that belongs to another time
- a person who seems to be displaced in time
- something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
双语例句
- "But they are an anachronism," he replied." they don't belong here any more. "
“但它们的时代早就过去了。”他回应我,“它们早就不属于这里了。” - The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.
最后一段有一个时代错误。异端裁判所那时已经不存在了。 - Anachronism used: modifiers on data are ignored
使用了记时错误:忽略数据上的修饰符 - "NO freedom of speech" as a label is an anachronism in this era of Internet.
在这互联网时代,“抑制言论”这个标签显得与时代气息格格不入。 - To some people the monarchy is simply an anachronism.
对有的人来说,君主立宪制就完全不合时宜。 - The rapid development of the Internet, email and mobile phones has meant that the practice of driving or commuting to the office everyday is an anachronism.
互联网、电子邮件和手机的飞速发展意味着每天开车或者坐车去办公室的做法落伍了。 - It would be an anachronism to speak of George Washington riding in an automobile.
说乔治华盛顿乘汽车是一种年代错误。 - She regards the marriage ceremony as a quaint anachronism.
她认为婚礼是个古怪过时的东西。 - Watching the war on terror unfold, it is obvious that our laws and international agreements are seriously lagging behind, adrift in anachronism and effete ideology.
看一看反恐战争的进程就知道,很明显我们的法律和国际协议都严重扯了后腿,充满了意识形态的痕迹和与时代的不相容。 - The Big Brother is already an anachronism today.
大哥大今天已经是老古董了。
