[N-COUNT 可数名词]不合时代的事;过时现象 You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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。
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an·achron·ism/əˈnækrənɪzəm; NAmEəˈnækrənɪzəm/noun1a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present 过时的人(或风俗、思想)◆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。2something that is placed, for example in a book or play, in the wrong period of history 弄错年代;时代错误▶ana·chron·is·tic/əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk; NAmEəˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/adjectiveanachronismanachronismsan·achron·ism/əˈnækrənɪzəm; NAmEəˈnækrənɪzəm/ana·chron·is·tic/əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk; NAmEəˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
1someone or something that seems to belong to the past, not the present: The monarchy is something of an anachronism these days.2something in a play, film etc that seems wrong because it did not exist in the period of history in which the play etc is set: The film is full of anachronisms.—anachronistic /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk◂/ adjective: His painting style was seen as outdated and anachronistic.
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anachronism
[əˈnækrənɪzəm]
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NOUN29238
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时代上的错误(60%),被置错时代或年代的事物(40%)
n.时代错误;不合潮流的人或物
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