out of fashion
out of fashion — 慣用語
1. When a way of dressing, a haircut, or an accessory is out of fashion, people hav
過時；退流行
服裝或髮型等不再被多數人穿戴
When a way of dressing, a haircut, or an accessory is out of fashion, people have stopped wearing it — usually because a newer trend has replaced it.
Wide-shouldered jackets went out of fashion years ago, but Amara still wears hers.
寬肩夾克多年前就退流行了，但 Amara 仍然穿著她的那一件。
collocation: go out of fashion
The feathered haircut that Dimitri loved in the eighties is thoroughly out of fashion now.
Dimitri 在八零年代喜愛的羽毛層次髮型，現在已經完全過時了。
Yuki cleared her wardrobe of everything that had gone out of fashion over the decade.
Yuki 清空了衣櫃裡這十年來所有退流行的衣物。
Platform shoes are out of fashion at the moment, according to every magazine Fatima reads.
根據 Fatima 讀的每一本雜誌，厚底鞋現在退流行了。
Kwame's grandfather still wears suits that went out of fashion before Kwame was born.
Kwame 的祖父仍然穿著在 Kwame 出生前就已過時的西裝。
- unfashionable
direct synonym, slightly more formal and often more judgmental
- outdated
broader term that also applies to technology and ideas, not just appearance
- old-fashioned
suggests a longer time gap and a nostalgia for a recognisably earlier era
- passé
borrowed from French; carries a sophisticated, slightly dismissive tone
文法句型
be + out of fashion
go + out of fashion
fall + out of fashion
用法筆記
Frequently appears with 'go' (go out of fashion) to describe the process of a style falling out of favour, and with 'be' (be out of fashion) for the current state.
常見錯誤
2. When an idea, activity, or way of behaving is out of fashion, most people no lon
不流行；沒落
某事物不再受人喜愛或推崇
When an idea, activity, or way of behaving is out of fashion, most people no longer think it is good, useful, or worth following.
Smoking indoors has gone out of fashion in most cities over the past twenty years.
過去二十年，在多數城市裡，室內吸菸已經不流行了。
go out of fashion for behaviours and habits
Writing letters by hand is out of fashion now that everyone uses phones and email.
如今人人用手機和電子郵件，手寫信件已經不流行了。
be + out of fashion (stative)
The view that children should be seen and not heard went out of fashion long ago.
「小孩子有耳無嘴」的觀念很久以前就不流行了。
Formal dinner parties seem to have gone out of fashion among Ingrid's circle of friends.
在 Ingrid 的朋友圈中，正式的晚宴派對似乎已經不流行了。
Hassan noticed that using cash had gone out of fashion even at the local market.
Hassan 注意到，就連在當地市場，使用現金也已經不流行了。
- unpopular
direct opposite of popular; lacks the social-trend nuance
- out of favour
similar meaning but often implies loss of approval from a specific person or group
- passé
sophisticated term suggesting something has become dated and uninteresting
- unfashionable
close synonym but can also describe physical appearance, overlapping with sense 1
文法句型
be + out of fashion
go + out of fashion
fall + out of fashion
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (OUT OF STYLE), which is limited to clothing, accessories, and personal appearance. This sense applies to habits, customs, ideas, and social practices.