Anachronistic
Anachronistic 是一个形容词。它常用来形容某物出现在了错误的时代(如古装剧里出现手表),或者某些观念已经完全落后于时代。
- Using a typewriter in a modern office seems anachronistic. (在现代办公室使用打字机似乎显得过时。)
- The film’s use of modern music in a medieval setting was anachronistic. (这部电影在某些中世纪背景中使用现代音乐是时代错误的。)
- He holds some rather anachronistic views on women’s roles in society. (他对女性在社会中的角色持有相当陈旧过时的观点。)
- 词根:
-chron-(时间,如 chronic, chronological) - 前缀:
ana-(相反,错误) - 后缀:
-istic(形容词后缀) - 含义:时间错乱的。
记:ana- (相反/错误) + chron (时间)。想象一个在古代穿着宇航服的人,这就是 anachronistic。
The old castle had many anachronistic features, such as modern plumbing and electric lights. (这座古老的城堡有许多与时代不符的特征,比如现代管道和电灯。)