antiquated

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antiquated — 形容詞

  • antiquatedpositive
  • more antiquatedcomparative
  • most antiquatedsuperlative

1. describes a rule, system, belief, style, or object that seems to come from anoth

1.形容詞C1
釋義

老舊；過時

老到跟不上現代做法

describes a rule, system, belief, style, or object that seems to come from another age and now feels badly matched to present-day life.

例句

Bao laughed at the antiquated leave system that still required paper faxes.

Bao 一看到那套老舊的請假系統還規定要傳真紙本表格，就笑了出來。

antiquated + system

Parents complained that the school's antiquated rule kept girls and boys in separate lines.

家長抱怨，學校那條過時的規定竟然要男女生分開排隊。

antiquated rule or policy

常見搭配
  • antiquated rule
  • antiquated system
  • antiquated equipment
  • antiquated view
  • look antiquated
  • seem antiquated
同義詞
  • outdated

    the everyday choice for things that no longer suit current life

  • obsolete

    stronger for something clearly replaced by newer technology or methods

  • old-fashioned

    can sound softer or even warm, especially for style or manners

  • archaic

    most often used for words, laws, or customs from a much earlier period

反義詞

文法句型

antiquated + noun

look/seem + antiquated

用法筆記

Often sounds more critical than 'old-fashioned'. It is especially common with rules, systems, beliefs, and equipment that seem stubbornly stuck in the past, and it is less natural for a person unless you are criticizing that person's ideas or habits.

常見錯誤

My grandmother is antiquated.
My grandmother has antiquated views about marriage.
the adjective usually criticizes ideas, systems, or objects, not a person as a whole.
This castle is antiquated because it was built in 1450.
This castle is ancient.' / 'The ticket system is antiquated.
'antiquated' means behind modern life, not simply very old.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • antiquated system
  • antiquated rule
  • antiquated law
  • antiquated idea
  • antiquated equipment
  • antiquated website

副詞搭配

  • painfully antiquated
  • hopelessly antiquated
  • oddly antiquated

常用片語

  • look antiquated
  • seem antiquated
  • an antiquated attitude to