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If something is obsolescent, it is becoming obsolete — it is on the way out, but it is not fully gone yet. A machine, a word, or a way of working can be obsolescent: people still use it, though actually a newer thing is taking its place. Obsolete means already out of date, no longer used. Obsolescent means getting there. It is a rather formal, word; most people just say going out of date or being replaced. You might meet it in writing about technology, factories, or old laws.
逐漸過時的、正被淘汰的(比 obsolete 早一步:還沒完全沒用)
組成From Latin obsolēscēns (becoming unused).
同家族的字
- obsoletealready out of date; obsolescent is the becoming stage before that
- obsolescencethe noun: the process of becoming out of date
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
obsolescentadj/ɒbsəˈlɛsənt/
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In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
- How can I live among this gentle obsolescent breed of heroes, and not weep?
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。