anachronism

UK:  [ə'nækrə.nɪz(ə)m]

US:  [ə'nækrə.nɪzəm]

复数：anachronisms  

n.

1.时代错误,弄错年代

2.与时代不合的事物

3.不合适宜的

1 . The royal family is something of an anachronism in a country that prides itself on being one of the most equal in the world.
瑞典自诩为世界上最平等的国家之一，在这个国家存在皇室就像是一个时代的错误。

2 . Other people interviewed simply said the ban was a silly anachronism and should be dropped forthwith.
被采访的其他人简短地说禁令不合时宜，应该立即废除。

3 . A computer in antiquity would seem to be an anachronism, like Athena ordering takeout on her cellphone.
说古代就有计算机，就好像谈雅典娜通过手机叫外卖一样，似乎是不合时宜。

4 . The contract workers, never part of a permanent workforce, do not have much clout, and their national agreement may be an anachronism.
合同工，从来不是固定劳动大军中的一员，不会在政治上产生很大的影响，并且那个全国性协议可能已经过时。

5 . The French prime minister has reiterated his desire to see the EU arms embargo on China lifted, branding it "an anachronism" .
法国总理已经重申他的愿望看到欧盟撤销对中国的武器禁运，一个“时代错误”的烙印。