英语词汇“anachronistic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something that's old-fashioned and maybe a little out of place is anachronistic, like a clunky black rotary-dial telephone sitting on a desk beside a sleek new smart-phone (or whatever the new technology when you read this).

The adjective anachronistic comes from the Greek words ana, or "against", and khronos, or "time." It usually refers to something old-fashioned or antique, but it can also mean anything that blatantly clashes with the time in which it is seen. Imagine watching a movie that takes place in the 1700s and seeing one of the characters pull out a cell phone. Any phone, in the context of the movie's time period, would be anachronistic.

WORD FAMILY

anachronistic: anachronistically+/anachronic: anachronism/anachronism: anachronisms, anachronistic

USAGE EXAMPLES

The anachronistic Labor Department needs to be brought into the 21st century.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016)

The show opened on Christmas Eve and ran until 16 January, and consisted of variety performances, with sketches and comedy that seemed anachronistic even then.

The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016)

This has become one of rock music’s defining conditions: it now seems anachronistic and provincial, safely and comfortably mainstream even at its most unruly.

The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016)

adj chronologically misplaced

English public schools are anachronistic

Syn

anachronic, anachronous
asynchronous

not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

单词	anachronistic
释义	anachronistic (once / 18526 pages) adj Something that's old-fashioned and maybe a little out of place is anachronistic, like a clunky black rotary-dial telephone sitting on a desk beside a sleek new smart-phone (or whatever the new technology when you read this). The adjective anachronistic comes from the Greek words ana, or "against", and khronos, or "time." It usually refers to something old-fashioned or antique, but it can also mean anything that blatantly clashes with the time in which it is seen. Imagine watching a movie that takes place in the 1700s and seeing one of the characters pull out a cell phone. Any phone, in the context of the movie's time period, would be anachronistic. WORD FAMILY anachronistic: anachronistically+/anachronic: anachronism/anachronism: anachronisms, anachronistic USAGE EXAMPLES The anachronistic Labor Department needs to be brought into the 21st century. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) The show opened on Christmas Eve and ran until 16 January, and consisted of variety performances, with sketches and comedy that seemed anachronistic even then. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) This has become one of rock music’s defining conditions: it now seems anachronistic and provincial, safely and comfortably mainstream even at its most unruly. The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016) adj chronologically misplaced English public schools are anachronistic Syn anachronic, anachronous asynchronous not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
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