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源自希腊语 anachronismos(时间错位),由ana-(反向)和khronos(时间)组合而成,17世纪进入英语。
❶ 指某事物或观念与当前时代不符,显得过时或不合时宜,常因历史背景错位而产生违和感。
“Using a typewriter in the digital age seems anachronistic.”
(在数字时代使用打字机显得不合时宜。)
“The film's depiction of medieval knights with wristwatches was deliberately anachronistic.”
(电影里中世纪骑士戴手表的设定是刻意制造的年代错位。)
anachronistic element — 指作品中明显与时代背景不符的细节,常用于分析文学或影视作品时。
“The smartphone in the Victorian-era drama was an obvious anachronistic element.”
(维多利亚时代剧中的智能手机是个明显的时代错位元素。)