Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #18524
antiquated
陈旧的；过时的；老式的
so extremely old as to seem to belong to an earlier period; old-fashioned
- 1.
old-fashioned, out of date
过时的；陈旧的。
过时的；陈旧的。；陈旧的；过时的；年老的
In use
The company's antiquated computer system makes simple tasks take hours.
My grandparents still use an antiquated telephone with a rotary dial.
Many people think these antiquated laws should be updated.
antiquated + noun
They replaced the antiquated equipment with new machines.
他们用新机器替换了过时的设备。
be + antiquated
The rule is antiquated and should be removed.
这条规则已经过时，应该废除。
become + antiquated
强调从不过时到过时的变化。
The method became antiquated after the reform.
改革之后，这种方法变得过时了。
seem + antiquated
These customs seem antiquated to many young people.
这些习俗在许多年轻人看来似乎已经过时。
Common mistakes
His ideas are very antiquate.His ideas are very antiquated.
antiquated 是过去分词形式的形容词，意为“陈旧的、过时的”；antiquate 是动词，不能跟在 be 动词后作表语。这里需要形容词，所以要用 antiquated。
This phone is antique, so I want a new one.This phone is antiquated, so I want a new one.
antique 指“古旧而有价值的古董”，antiquated 才指“过时、老式”，侧重落后于时代。想表达手机过时应该用 antiquated。
Connections
Collocations
- antiquated system
- 过时的制度
- The country's antiquated system of taxation needs urgent reform.该国过时的税收制度亟需改革。
- antiquated laws
- 陈旧的法律
- Many antiquated laws are still on the books and rarely enforced.许多陈旧的法律仍然载于法典，很少被执行。
- antiquated equipment
- 老旧的设备
- Workers struggle with antiquated equipment that frequently breaks down.工人们因老旧设备频繁出故障而苦苦挣扎。
- antiquated ideas
- 过时的观念
- His antiquated ideas about gender roles are out of step with modern society.他关于性别角色的过时观念与现代社会的步伐不一致。
- antiquated technology
- 过时的技术
- The hospital still relies on antiquated technology for patient records.这家医院仍然依赖过时的技术来管理患者记录。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：antiquated 里有 antique（古董），看到古董就想到陈旧的、过时的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic commentary、policy debates 该词较正式，多用于书面语，常带批评意味，指制度、观念或技术等过于陈旧、不再适用；口语中更常用 out-of-date 或 old-fashioned。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 antiquated 词尾读音 /eɪtɪd/ 相同的常用词：dated /ˈdeɪtɪd/、outdated /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/、equated /ɪˈkweɪtɪd/、sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/。注意 antiquated 重音在首音节，因此整词与这些词并不严格押韵。拼写相似但读音不同：antique /ænˈtiːk/，adequate 中的 -quate 读 /kwət/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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