outdated 是形容词,通常作表语或定语。作表语时,主语多为事物,如“This method is outdated.”(这种方法过时了。)作定语时,修饰名词,如“an outdated policy”(过时的政策)。它无比较级和最高级形式,不用于进行时态。常见句型包括:1)be + outdated;2)become/get + outdated;3)consider something outdated。易错点:不要将其与“out of date”混淆,后者是副词短语,如“This information is out of date.”(这条信息过时了。)而“outdated”是形容词,用法上更灵活。另外,它不用于人,指人时用“old-fashioned”或“behind the times”。
outdated 属于中性偏贬义的形容词,语域较广,从日常口语到正式写作均可使用。它通常不带强烈情感色彩,但若用于形容人的观念或习惯,可能隐含批评。常见误用:1)将 outdated 用于人,如“He is outdated.”应改为“He is old-fashioned.”;2)与“out of date”混用,虽然含义相近,但词性不同,注意在句中的位置;3)在需要强调“完全废弃”的语境中误用 outdated,应改用 obsolete。此外,在正式写作中,若需更客观,可用“no longer current”或“superseded”替代。
常见搭配
outdated information
过时的信息
outdated technology
过时的技术
outdated equipment
过时的设备
outdated methods
过时的方法
outdated ideas
过时的想法
become outdated
变得过时
look outdated
看起来过时
consider something outdated
认为某物过时
句子示例
The company replaced its outdated computer system with a cloud-based platform.
该公司用云平台取代了过时的计算机系统。
His views on marriage are considered outdated by many young people.
他对婚姻的看法被许多年轻人视为过时。
This textbook contains outdated information about the solar system.
这本教科书包含关于太阳系的过时信息。
The dress looks a bit outdated, but it still fits well.
这条裙子看起来有点过时,但依然合身。
The outdated laws were finally repealed in the 1990s.