obsolete

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒbsəliːt/    美 /ˈɑbsəlit/|/ɑbsəˈlit/|/ˈɔbsəliːt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An obsolete thing or person.
动词 v.
  1. To cause to become obsolete. transitive
    — This software component has been obsoleted.
形容词 adj.
  1. No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded. usually
    — Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.
  2. Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
    — These two birds somewhat closely resemble each other, but the Sedge Warbler is russet-brown above, the feathers with dark centres, the pale buff eyestripe is very clearly defined, and the underparts are buffish white; the Reed Warbler is more olive on the upper parts, the feathers having no dark centres, the underparts are more inclined to buff, and the eyestripe is nearly obsolete.

词形变化

more obsolete comparative most obsolete superlative absolete alternative,obsolete obsoletes present,singular,third-person obsoleting participle,present obsoleted participle,past obsoleted past absolete alternative,obsolete obsoletes plural absolete alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
anachronistic antediluvial antediluvian antiquated antique archaic backward backwards behind the times cobwebbed cobwebby dated defunct desuete discontinued disused dootsie elderly extinct expired fossilized Havishamesque hoary idle Miss Havishamesque mouldy obsolete old oldfangled old-fashioned old school outdated outmoded out of date out of fashion outworn parachronistic passé primitive superannuated superseded unemployed unoccupied venerable workless
反义词
active current employed fashionable future proof in use nascent new newfangled novel recent up-to-date
上位词
former inactive
下位词
deprecated obsolescent on its way out has-been hors de combat inoperative moribund
衍生词
nonobsolete obsoletely obsoleteness obsoleter obsoletism obsoletor semiobsolete subobsolete unobsolete
相关词
obsolescence

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.
词源 3
Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.
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