anachronism
Word family adjectiveanachronicanachronisticanachronousadverbanachronicallyanachronisticallyanachronouslynounanachronism
a·nach·ro·nis·m /əˈnækrənɪzəm/ noun [countableC] 1 OLD-FASHIONEDsomeone or something that seems to belong to the past, not the present 过时的人[事物],不合时宜的人[事物] The monarchy is something of an anachronism these days. 如今君主制是一种过时的体制。
2 MISTAKEsomething in a play, film etc that seems wrong because it did not exist in the period of history in which the play etc is set 〔戏剧、电影等中的〕年代误植,弄错年代 The film is full of anachronisms. 这部影片年代错误百出。
—anachronistic /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk◂/ adjectiveadj His painting style was seen as outdated and anachronistic. 他的绘画风格被认为过时落伍。
Origin anachronism (1600-1700) Probably from Medieval Greek anachronismos, from Greek ana- “back” + chronos “time”