| 英语单词 | outmoded |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌaʊt'məʊdɪd] 美 [ˌaʊt'moʊdɪd] |
| 中文释义 | adj.过时的 动词outmode的过去式和过去分词形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) He still hugs his outmoded beliefs. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他还死守着他那些过了时的信条。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Something that is outmoded is no longer cool or in style, like your dad's outmoded hairstyle that he's had since he was in high school. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The French are known for their sense of fashion and style, so it's no surprise that they coined the word démodé to describe things that are no longer cool. De- means "out, off, away" and mode means "fashion." The English word outmoded is simply a translation of démodé: "out of fashion" or "out of style." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]过时的;老式的;废弃的;无用的 If you describe something as outmoded, you mean that you think it is old-fashioned and no longer useful or relevant to modern life.
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