
好词典

源自中古英语 'outliven',由 'out-'(超出)和 'live'(生活)组成,意为比某人或某物活得更久。
❶ 指某人或某物比其他人或事物活得更久,通常用于描述比预期寿命更长或比其他人更长寿的情况。
“She outlived her husband by twenty years.”
(她比她的丈夫多活了二十年。)
“The old tree has outlived all the others in the forest.”
(这棵老树比森林里的其他树活得更久。)
outlived its usefulness — 指某物或某种做法已经不再有用或不再适合当前的情况,通常暗示需要被淘汰或替换。
“The old software has outlived its usefulness and needs to be replaced.”
(这款旧软件已经不再有用,需要被替换。)