passé

/pɑːˈseɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /pæsˈeɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /pa-ˈsā/ (ame, mw)

passé — adjective

  • passépositive
  • passéercomparative
  • passéestsuperlative

1. used for something that now feels old and not stylish because people's tastes ha

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used for something that now feels old and not stylish because people's tastes have changed.

例句

The website looked passé after the company gave every page a cleaner style.

looked passé after a design update

Kabir said those shiny belts felt passé at the school dance.

felt passé + fashion item

同義詞
  • dated

    close in meaning; dated is more common in everyday English

  • old-fashioned

    can be neutral or even positive; passé is usually more dismissive

  • outdated

    broader and often used for ideas, rules, or technology

反義詞

文法句型

be passé

seem passé

look passé

用法筆記

Often used in writing or careful speech about fashion, design, ideas, or habits. It usually suggests that people now see something as slightly tired or behind current taste, not simply old in age.

常見錯誤

❌My jacket is passé because I bought it last year.
✅My jacket feels passé because this cut is not popular now.
💡passé is about changing taste, not just how recently something was bought.