passé
/pɑːˈseɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /pæsˈeɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /pa-ˈsā/ (ame, mw)
passé — 形容詞
- passépositive
- passéercomparative
- passéestsuperlative
1. used for something that now feels old and not stylish because people's tastes ha
過時的
因潮流改變而顯得老派的
used for something that now feels old and not stylish because people's tastes have changed.
The website looked passé after the company gave every page a cleaner style.
公司把每個頁面改成更俐落的風格後，那個網站看起來就過時了。
looked passé after a design update
Kabir said those shiny belts felt passé at the school dance.
Kabir 說那些亮面皮帶在學校舞會上顯得很過時。
felt passé + fashion item
Many shoppers now see heavy gold frames as passé and hard to wear.
許多逛街的人現在覺得厚重的金色鏡框很過時，也不太好搭配。
The poster seemed passé once the band changed its image again.
樂團再次改變形象後，那張海報就顯得過時了。
Adina feared her blog name would sound passé in a year.
Adina 擔心自己的部落格名稱一年後聽起來會很過時。
- 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- outdated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
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.