antiquate
UK/'æntikweit/US
TOEFL
释义
v.
To make something old-fashioned or out of date; to render obsolete.
使过时;使废弃。
词根拆分
词根派生源自拉丁语 antiquus「古老的」(出自 ante「之前」)+ -ate(使)。antiquate 就是把某物推回「之前」——让它属于一个更早、过时的年代。最常见的是形容词形式 antiquated(an antiquated system 过时的系统)。
词根 ant 还连着 14 个词例句
- 1.
New technology quickly antiquates the equipment we bought last year.
新技术很快就让我们去年买的设备过时了。
- 2.
Their methods had been antiquated by decades of progress.
几十年的进步早已使他们的方法过时。