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antiquated

英 ['æntɪkweɪtɪd] 美 ['æntɪkwetɪd]

解释

adj. 过时的；陈旧的；年老的
v. 使古旧；废弃（antiquate的过去分词）

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英文词源

antiquated (adj.): 1620s, past participle adjective from antiquate (1530s) "to make old or obsolete," from Latin antiquatus, past participle of antiquare (see antique (adj.)). An older adjective in the same sense was antiquate (early 15c.), from Latin.

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例句和用法

1. They attempted in vain to modernise these antiquated industries.: 他们企图使这些陈旧的工业现代化,结果劳而无功.

2. He claims that the laws are antiquated and have no contemporary relevance.: 他声称这些法规过于陈旧,已没有任何现实意义.

3. The kitchen now is a dark cavern, with an antiquated black stove in a corner.: 厨房现在黑洞洞的，角落里有只破旧的黑色炉子。

4. Do we really want a return to an antiquated system of privilege and elitism?: 我们真的想回归到一种特权和精英政治的过时制度中吗？

5. Many factories are so antiquated they are not worth saving.: 很多工厂过于陈旧落后，已不值得挽救。