anachronism
US /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/
UK /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/
名词
时代错误, 不合时宜的事物
a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned
示例:
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The sword in the modern play was an anachronism.
现代剧中的剑是一个时代错误。
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His old-fashioned manners are an anachronism in today's society.
他老式的举止在当今社会是一种时代错误。