obsolete

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obsolete — 形容詞

  • obsoletepositive
  • more obsoletecomparative
  • most obsoletesuperlative

1. describes something — often a machine, technology, word, or method — that people

1.形容詞C1
釋義

過時的；淘汰

因有更新更好的東西取代而不再被使用

describes something — often a machine, technology, word, or method — that people have stopped using because a newer or better option has taken its place.

例句

Marcus still keeps a fax machine in his office, even though most clients say the technology is obsolete.

Marcus 辦公室裡還留著一台傳真機，但大部分客戶都說這項技術早就過時了。

predicative use: be obsolete

The arrival of cheap smartphones quickly made many older digital cameras obsolete.

便宜智慧型手機問世之後，許多舊型數位相機很快就被淘汰了。

make + object + obsolete

常見搭配
  • become obsolete
  • render obsolete
  • make obsolete
  • obsolete technology
  • obsolete equipment
  • rapidly obsolete
  • almost obsolete
同義詞
  • outdated

    very close in meaning; slightly less formal and more common in everyday speech

  • antiquated

    stronger; suggests something is laughably old and out of step with the present

  • archaic

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

  • defunct

    stresses that something no longer exists or operates at all, not just that it's old

反義詞
  • current

    in use right now

  • modern

    based on the most recent ideas or methods

  • up-to-date

    including the newest information or features

文法句型

become obsolete

render something obsolete

用法筆記

Frequently used predicatively with 'be', 'become', 'make', or 'render' rather than only attributively. Subject is typically a thing, technology, word, or practice — rarely a person.

常見錯誤

My grandfather is obsolete now that he has retired.
My grandfather's old typewriter is obsolete now that he has retired.
'obsolete' describes things that are no longer used, not people.
The bread is obsolete.
The bread is stale.
for food past its best, use 'stale' or 'expired'; 'obsolete' is for designs, tools, or ideas replaced by newer ones.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • obsolete technology
  • obsolete equipment
  • obsolete software
  • obsolete model
  • obsolete word

副詞搭配

  • completely obsolete
  • almost obsolete
  • increasingly obsolete
  • rapidly obsolete
  • virtually obsolete

常用片語

  • become obsolete
  • make something obsolete
  • render something obsolete
  • fall into obsolete use