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

法律

BNC.19039 / COCA.18011



牛津词典

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
    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. 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

    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      You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
      1. 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.
      1. 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。

    双语例句

    1. 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. 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。
    3. In a newspaper interview, Lord Phillips described wigs as an anachronism that gave the public a false impression of judges.
      在接受某报采访时,菲利普斯勋爵说,假发是件不合时宜之物并导致公众对法官形成错误的印象。
    4. 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。
    5. Anachronism used: modifiers on data are ignored
      使用了记时错误:忽略数据上的修饰符
    6. 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。
    7. 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?
    8. 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。
    9. "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。
    10. 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。
    11. "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。”
    12. She regards the marriage ceremony as a quaint anachronism.
      她认为婚礼是个古怪过时的东西。
    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 see hunting the bears as an anachronism and want international trade in bear pelts and parts, already severely restricted, completely banned.
      他们认为狩猎北极熊早已不合时宜,并希望目前已受严格限制的熊皮和熊体的国际贸易能被完全禁止。
    15. 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。
    16. 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。
    17. He is interested in the spirit of the play, and he is not averse to throwing in an anachronism or two if he thinks it will help underscore a point.
      他对戏剧所体现的精神很感兴趣,如果有助于强调一个观点的话,他并不反对有一两个时代错误。
    18. Today a hay type of pasture plant is really an anachronism.
      今天干草型牧草是不合适宜的。
    19. 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。
    20. The French prime minister has reiterated his desire to see the EU arms embargo on China lifted, branding it "an anachronism".
      法国总理已经重申他的愿望看到欧盟撤销对中国的武器禁运,一个“时代错误”的烙印。
    21. 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。
    22. The doctrine of the Trinity was only developed centuries; after the writing of Genesis; you can't read it back in there, its anachronism.
      三位一体的教义是在《创世纪》之后,数世纪才发展的;,你不能把它强加回过去,那是时代错误。
    23. 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。
    24. The Big Brother is already an anachronism today.
      大哥大今天已经是老古董了。
    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. 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
    27. I have certainly engaged in a certain amount of anachronism but I have also used punctuation and I have worked out ways in which this discourse makes sense.
      的确我的新诗中会出现一些年代错误,但我还运用了标点,我基本上能让听音改写的语段有自己的含义。
    28. 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。
    29. 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。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. an artifact that belongs to another time

      1. a person who seems to be displaced in time

        1. something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

            Synonym:    mistimingmisdating