Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #18486
outmoded
/ˌaʊtˈmoʊdəd/
adjective
过时的，废弃的
核心释义
no longer fashionable, acceptable, or useful; outdated
- 1.
不时尚的
Unfashionable.
- 2.
过时的
Obsolete.
- 3.
过时
out of fashion
不时尚的；过时的；过时；废弃的；[经] (式样等)过时的；废弃了的
用法In use
The factory replaced its outmoded machinery with modern equipment.
用法提示：outmoded 作为形容词修饰 machinery，表示机器已过时。
Many of his economic theories are now considered outmoded by most experts.
用法提示：outmoded 作形容词，说明理论不再符合当前观点。
She decided to upgrade her outmoded smartphone to a newer model.
用法提示：outmoded 用来描述智能手机，强调款式或功能陈旧。
demode (or outmoded) attire
outmoded ideas
be outmoded
This design is outmoded.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- outmoded ideas
- 过时的观念
- The company still clings to outmoded ideas about how to motivate staff.这家公司仍然固守着一些关于如何激励员工的过时观念。
- outmoded technology
- 过时的技术
- The factory's outmoded technology makes it hard to compete.这家工厂过时的技术使其难以竞争。
- outmoded methods
- 过时的方法
- Teachers are replacing outmoded methods with interactive learning.教师们正在用互动式学习取代过时的方法。
- outmoded equipment
- 过时的设备
- The hospital was criticized for using outmoded equipment.这家医院因使用过时的设备而受到批评。
- outmoded beliefs
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
out（出）+ mode（样式）→ 样式已退出时代，即过时。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal reports、critical reviews outmoded 是比较正式的词，多用于书面语或正式评论中；日常口语里更常说 outdated 或 old-fashioned。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作表语或定语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
eroded、exploded、corroded 与 outmoded 拼写都以 -oded 结尾，读音都含 /oʊdəd/；loaded 也读 /ˈloʊdəd/，押韵，但拼写是 -aded。另有形近词 outdated（/ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/）以 out- 开头，但读音和 outmoded 不押韵。
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