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Anachronism Play Film əˈnækrənɪzəm əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk Wrong Noun N Count

Anachronism refers to something that is out of date or old-fashioned, or something that has been placed in the wrong historical period.

Anachronism refers to something that is out of date or old-fashioned, or something that has been placed in the wrong historical period.

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anachronism
/ənæ̱krənɪzəm/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]不合时代的事;过时现象 You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.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。


Oxford an·achron·ism / əˈnækrənɪzəm ; NAmE əˈnækrənɪzəm / noun 1 a 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。 2 something 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 ; NAmE əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk / adjective anachronism anachronisms an·achron·ism / əˈnækrənɪzəm ; NAmE əˈnækrənɪzəm / ana·chron·is·tic / əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk ; NAmE əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk /
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anachronisma‧nach‧ro‧nis‧m /əˈnækrənɪzəm/ noun [countable]
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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is set:  The film is full of anachronisms.—anachronistic /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk◂/ adjective:  His painting style was seen as outdated and anachronistic.
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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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