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anachronistic

UK/ә.nækrә'nistik/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Belonging to a different, usually earlier, time period; out of place in the present; behind the times.

时代错误的,不合时宜的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
anachronismroot
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
=anachronistic

Common Collocations

  • 1.anachronistic reference时代错误的参考
  • 2.anachronistic element时代错误的元素
  • 3.anachronistic detail时代错误的细节

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Using a horse and carriage in modern times seems anachronistic.

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