- 1n/ˌdɑːrk ˈeɪdʒɪz/backward, old-fashioned times落伍的年代
Used about a time, a place, a person or a system whose attitudes, knowledge or equipment are far less modern or developed than what people have now.
這是把歷史上的黑暗時代借過來用。意思是「還停在很久以前的狀態」。可以講設備太老舊。也可以講觀念太守舊。最常見的句型是 be stuck in the Dark Ages。例如 Ed is stuck in the Dark Ages when it comes to his attitudes towards women，就是說他對女性的看法還停在古早年代。語氣是批評，不是中立的描述。前面通常也加 the，有時候會寫成小寫的 dark ages。
示範例句 · Example
The printers in our office belong in the Dark Ages.
中文翻譯我們辦公室的那些印表機屬於黑暗時代。
This borrows the historical name and points it at something in the present. It is a complaint, not a neutral description: saying someone is stuck in the Dark Ages says their thinking has not moved. It works for objects as well as ideas — old machines, old rules, old attitudes. The is usual here too, and you will see it written with small letters as well.
常見搭配
be stuck in the Dark Ages
還停在很久以前、跟不上時代
to have ideas or equipment that have not changed for far too long
Their booking system is stuck in the Dark Ages.
belong in the Dark Ages
早就該被淘汰了
to be so old-fashioned that it should not still exist
That rule belongs in the Dark Ages.
come out of the Dark Ages
終於跟上時代
to finally become modern
The department has finally come out of the Dark Ages.
意思相近
out of datebehind the timesbackward
意思相反
modernup to datecutting-edge