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  You say that something is ananachronismwhen you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• The President tended to regard the Church as an anachronism.
  总统常常认为教会属于落伍之物。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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 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。
• 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。