anachronism

美 [əˈnækrənɪzəm]英 [əˈnækrənɪzəm]
  • n.时代错误;不合时宜;弄错年代;过时的人(或风俗、思想)

复数: anachronisms 派生词: anachronistic adj.

anachronismanachronism

noun

1

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。

2

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

3


anachronism

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 不合时代的事;过时现象
    You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.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。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 时代错误,年代误植(指所叙人、事与时代不符的错误)
    An anachronism is 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。

noun

1
an artifact that belongs to another time
2
a person who seems to be displaced in time;who belongs to another age
3
something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Synonym: mistiming misdating

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  1. 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。

  2. 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。

  3. The President tended to regard the Church as an anachronism .

    总统常常认为教会属于落伍之物。

  4. 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。

  5. Others , however , saw the anachronism as a practical choice .

    但其他人则把这种穿越时空视为一种比较现实的选择。

  6. Business cards can sometimes feel like a bit of an anachronism .

    商务名片有时候感觉好像有点过时。

  7. Today a hay type of pasture plant is really an anachronism .

    今天干草型牧草是不合适宜的。

  8. The Big Brother is already an anachronism today .

    大哥大今天已经是老古董了。

  9. In other words , it 's a world in which I 've become an anachronism .

    换句话说,在这个世界,我已经成了老古董。

  10. Anachronism used : modifiers on data are ignored

    使用了记时错误:忽略数据上的修饰符

  11. 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。

  12. The ages live in history through their anachronisms .

    时代通过他们的颠倒错乱存在于历史中。

  13. Is it a pointless anachronism or an invaluable moral guide ?

    它是个无意义的时代倒错还是无价的道德指南?

  14. They are anachronisms in a changing world .

    他们是变化的世界中不合时宜的人。

  15. But for professionals who have not worked set hours for decades , fixed holidays seem an anachronism .

    但对于几十年来工作时间都不固定的专业人士来说,固定的假期就显得过时了。

  16. Whether this anachronism had any bearing upon the astonishing history I am about to set down will never be known .

    我永远不知道在那个落后的年代这有多么让人惊奇。

  17. The Miss World beauty contest may be an anachronism , but it used to be one of television 's biggest draws .

    世界小姐选美大赛在今天看来也许不合潮流,但它曾是最吸引人的电视节目之一。

  18. " 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。

  19. It is an anachronism to say Julius Caesar looked at his watch .

    说凯撒看了看手表,那是弄错时代了。

  20. France retains the sexual morality of village and hierarchy , but it is an anachronism .

    法国仍保留着乡村和等级社会的性道德观念,但它已不合时代潮流。

  21. She regards the marriage ceremony as a quaint anachronism .

    她认为婚礼是个古怪过时的东西。

  22. Anachronism used : modifiers / qualifiers interspersed , qualifier ignored

    使用了记时错误:修饰符/限定符交错,忽略限定符

  23. With the popularity of Facebook and LinkedIn , the curriculum vitae might seem an anachronism .

    随着facebook和linkedin的流行,简历看起来或许像是过时之物。

  24. Otherwise , the boardroom is best treated as an institutional anachronism that deserves to be scrapped .

    否则,最好把董事会当作应予废弃的机构时代错误加以看待。

  25. It may look like a bit of an anachronism , but it can be very effective . It 's good for the City and good for the country .

    这可能有点像是个时代错误,但它可能非常有效。这对金融城有益,对整个国家也有益。

  26. It is an anachronism to say that william Shakespeare " typed " his manuscripts .

    如果说威廉·莎士比亚“用打字机打”他的手稿,那就犯了年代上的错误。

  27. With all these differences is the concept of " Chindia " an anachronism ?

    鉴于上述所有的差异,“chindia”的概念是否不合时宜呢?

  28. The court four conservatives would have gone further and rule the recess appointment are in anachronism with no place in the country today .

    法院的四名保守派法官可能会进一步裁定休会任命权不合时宜,不应在美国继续存在。

  29. It would leave us stranded in a world we no longer understand even as spectators , walking anachronisms who have outlived themselves .

    它让人滞留在一个早已经不属于自己的世界,一个自己即使作为旁观者也无法理解的世界。

  30. A computer in antiquity would seem to be an anachronism , like Athena ordering takeout on her cellphone .

    说古代就有计算机,就好像谈雅典娜通过手机叫外卖一样,似乎是不合时宜。