单词 | superannuated |
释义 | superannuated (once / 7319 pages) adj If a friend describes your dot matrix printer as superannuated, then you should probably plan a shopping trip for electronics. Your friend has just pointed out that your printer is obsolete. The word superannuated, pronounced "su-per-AN-you-ay-ted," comes from the Medieval Latin word superannuatus, which means “to be too old.” You can use this word to describe things that are obsolete because of age, like a superannuated car you can't fix because replacement parts are no longer made. You also might be tempted to call the word superannuated, well, superannuated, because you don’t hear it used very much anymore. WORD FAMILYsuperannuate: superannuated, superannuates, superannuating, superannuation+/superannuation: superannuations USAGE EXAMPLESUsing audio spliced from dubbed versions of Disney movies, news footage and old feature films, the 30-minute work raked up troubling, superannuated visions of empire. New York Times(Oct 28, 2016) In this year’s primaries young Democrats voted overwhelmingly for the superannuated yet childlike Bernie Sanders, who is too old even to be a baby boomer. Wall Street Journal(Sep 21, 2016) The bishop himself will remain, “till the new-fangled manners of the age have discovered him to be superannuated, and bestowed upon him a pension.” Slate(Jul 28, 2016) 1adj too old to be useful "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope Syn over-the-hill, overage, overaged old (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age 2adj old; no longer valid or fashionable superannuated laws Syn out-of-date, outdated noncurrent not current or belonging to the present time |
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