antiquated
英['?nt?kwe?t?d]
美['?nt?kwet?d]
- adj. 過時的；陳舊的；年老的
- v. 使古舊；廢棄（antiquate的過去分詞）
助記提示
1. anti- "before" + *okw- "appearance" + -ated.
2. anti- 詞根的本義是 before 這里引申為 before times, former times, ancient times. 也就是以前的時光、古代。
3. *okw- 本義是 see 這里引申為 appearance，即樣子、外觀、外貌、面貌。*okw- 的同源詞：ocular, ogle, optic, myopia.
4. 由此該詞的含義表示古代的樣子、古代的面貌。
5. => aged, venerable. => make old or obsolete.
英文詞源
- antiquated (adj.)
- 1620s, past participle adjective from antiquate (1530s) "to make old or obsolete," from Latin antiquatus, past participle of antiquare (see antique (adj.)). An older adjective in the same sense was antiquate (early 15c.), from Latin.
雙語例句
- 1. They attempted in vain to modernise these antiquated industries.
- 他們企圖使這些陳舊的工業現代化,結果勞而無功.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. He claims that the laws are antiquated and have no contemporary relevance.
- 他聲稱這些法規過于陳舊,已沒有任何現實意義.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The kitchen now is a dark cavern, with an antiquated black stove in a corner.
- 廚房現在黑洞洞的，角落里有只破舊的黑色爐子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Do we really want a return to an antiquated system of privilege and elitism?
- 我們真的想回歸到一種特權和精英政治的過時制度中嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Many factories are so antiquated they are not worth saving.
- 很多工廠過于陳舊落后，已不值得挽救。
來自辭典例句