anachronism /əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned. 过时

  例：

  The president tended to regard the Church as an anachronism.

  总统倾向认为教会不合时宜。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An anachronism is something in a book, play, or film that is wrong because it did not exist at the time the book, play, or film is set. (书、戏剧或电影中的)年代错误

  例：

  The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.

  最后一段有一个年代错误。宗教裁判所那时已不复存在了。