adj.过时的,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
archaic (adjective)1.
having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in uses - specialized an archaic word
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time - antiquated archaic legal traditions
3.
capitalized of or belonging to the early or phases of a culture or a period of artistic development - formative , especially of or belonging to the period leading up to the classical period of Greek culture
4.
surviving from an earlier period , specifically typical of a previously dominant evolutionary stage
5.
capitalized of or relating to the period from about 8000 to 1000 and the North American cultures of that time - b.c. b.c. old
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
archaic (adjective)having passed its time of use or usefulness
SYNONYMS:
antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput ( kaputt), medieval ( mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric ( prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuatedRELATED WORDS:
aging ( ageing), obsolescent; discarded, disused, inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dead, defunct, expired, extinct, vanished; dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent; ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, fusty, musty, old; oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, retro, vintage; aged, age-old, hoary, venerable; atavistic, bygone, erstwhile, former, historic, historical, late, old-world, pastNEAR ANTONYMS:
contemporary, current, mod, modern, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, recent, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute; fresh; modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed; functional, operable, operational, workable; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative