anachronism
US /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/
UK /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/
名詞
時代錯誤, 不合時宜的事物
a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned
範例:
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The sword in the modern play was an anachronism.
現代劇中的劍是一個時代錯誤。
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His old-fashioned manners are an anachronism in today's society.
他老式的舉止在當今社會是一種時代錯誤。