"outmode" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使過時
• 使淘汰

Definition

使某物不再流行或有用，通常因被更新或更好的東西取代。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Outmode” 是正式用詞，主要用於書面或學術語境，經常以被動語態出現（如“has been outmoded”）。多指科技、思想或風格被淘汰。日常口語中多用“被淘汰”或“被取代”。

Examples

Many old traditions have been outmoded by modern society.

許多舊傳統已被現代社會**淘汰**。

The typewriter was outmoded by the invention of the computer.

打字機被電腦的發明**淘汰**了。

This method has been outmoded for years.

這種方法已經**過時**好多年了。

Smartphones quickly outmoded traditional alarm clocks.

智慧型手機很快就**淘汰**了傳統鬧鐘。

That policy was outmoded decades ago, but some still follow it.

那項政策幾十年前就**被淘汰**了，但還是有人在遵從。

It's amazing how quickly new inventions can outmode the old ways.

令人驚訝的是新發明能如此快地**淘汰**舊方式。