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anachronistic
adjective
uk /əˌnæk.rəˈnɪs.tɪk/ us /əˌnæk.rəˈnɪs.tɪk/
existing out of its time in history: 落伍过时的，不合时宜的
He described the law as anachronistic and ridiculous.他认为这项法律不合时宜，荒谬可笑。
Anachronistic mechanical voting machines are gone, replaced with computerized scanners.过时的机械投票机已经消失，取而代之的是电脑扫描仪。
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anachronism
In the corner sat that anachronistic piece of furniture the cabinet TV, repurposed as a stereo speaker.
An anachronistic rotary phone is attached to the wall.
The language of the novel is delightfully anachronistic.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Relating to time
anachronism
anachronistically
chronological
chronologically
chronology
contemporarily
contemporary
cut into something
dateless
dendrochronology
retroaction
retroactively
retrospective
retrospectively
synchronically
time loop
timeline
timing
twin
way back
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