1N-COUNT 不合时代的事;过时现象 You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned. 不合时代的事;过时现象
The President tended to regard the Church as an anachronism.
总统常常认为教会属于落伍之物。
2N-COUNT 时代错误,年代误植(指所叙人、事与时代不符的错误) An anachronism is something in a book, play, or film that is wrong because it did not exist at the time the book, play, or film is set. 时代错误,年代误植(指所叙人、事与时代不符的错误)
The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.