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anachronism

anachronism

[英] [əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm] [美] [əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT 不合时代的事;过时现象 You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.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。

2. N-COUNT 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。

Noun

1. something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

2. an artifact that belongs to another time

3. a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

1. 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。

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