outdatedness

outdatedness — 名詞

1. the quality or state of being old-fashioned and no longer useful, accurate, or i

1.名詞C1
釋義

過時；陳舊

事物已不合時宜、跟不上現況的狀態

the quality or state of being old-fashioned and no longer useful, accurate, or in style — used to describe ideas, technology, methods, or designs that have fallen behind current practice.

例句

Niran complained about the outdatedness of the school's chemistry textbooks, which still listed only nine planets.

Niran 抱怨學校化學課本的過時，書裡居然還只列出九大行星。

pattern: the outdatedness of [concrete noun]

The factory closed partly because of the outdatedness of its 1970s assembly equipment.

那間工廠關閉，部分原因是 1970 年代生產設備過於陳舊。

common cause-frame: because of the outdatedness of …

同義詞
  • obsolescence

    more technical; common in engineering and business writing

  • antiquatedness

    rarer, slightly more dismissive in tone

  • datedness

    shorter informal alternative, often used of style or fashion

反義詞
  • currency

    in the sense of being up to date and relevant

  • modernity

    emphasises belonging to the present era

文法句型

the outdatedness of [noun]

用法筆記

Uncountable abstract noun, almost always used after 'the' and followed by 'of …'. Subject is rarely a person; typical subjects are things (textbooks, equipment, rules, software, designs). For everyday speech, 'how out of date X is' is far more natural.

常見錯誤

❌Her outdatedness annoyed me.
✅Her old-fashioned attitude annoyed me.
💡'outdatedness' is used of things, ideas, or methods, not directly of people.
❌There are many outdatednesses in this report.
✅There are many outdated points in this report.
💡the noun is uncountable; do not pluralise.