| 单词 | outmoded |
| 释义 | outmoded (once / 13971 pages) adj Something that is outmoded is no longer cool or in style, like your dad's outmoded hairstyle that he's had since he was in high school. The French are known for their sense of fashion and style, so it's no surprise that they coined the word démodé to describe things that are no longer cool. De- means "out, off, away" and mode means "fashion." The English word outmoded is simply a translation of démodé: "out of fashion" or "out of style." WORD FAMILYoutmode: outmoded, outmodes, outmoding USAGE EXAMPLESIn some ways, it is outmoded; in others, it is more vital than ever before. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) What happens when an entire kind of technology becomes outmoded? Salon(Dec 15, 2016) But he claims that entrepreneurship in the UK is being held back by an outmoded tax system. BBC(Nov 21, 2016) adj out of fashion outmoded ideas Syn antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, passe, passee unfashionable, unstylish not in accord with or not following current fashion |
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