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

• 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。
• 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  You say that something is ananachronismwhen you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  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。
• 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.
  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。

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
  Synonym:mistimingmisdating

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• The President tended to regard the Church as an anachronism.
  总统常常认为教会属于落伍之物。
• She regards the marriage ceremony as a quaint anachronism.
  她认为婚礼是个古怪过时的东西。
• "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。”
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。