/ə'nækrənɪzəm; ə`nækrə,nɪzəm/
n
1 mistake of placing sth in the wrong historical period 时代上的错误, 弄错年代（将某事物置错历史时期的错误）
*It would be an anachronism to talk of Queen Victoria watching television. 谈到维多利亚女王看电视是时代上的错误.
2 thing dated wrongly in this way 被置错时代或年代的事物
*Modern dress is an anachronism in productions of Shakespeare's plays. 在莎士比亚剧作演出中出现的现代服装, 是弄错年代的东西.
3 person, custom or idea regarded as out of date 被视为过时的人, 习俗, 思想
*The monarchy is seen by some as an anachronism in present-day society. 君主政体在当今社会中被一些人视为是过时的制度.

n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably from Medieval Greek anachronismos, from Greek ana- 'back' + chronos 'time']
someone or something that seems to belong to the past, not the present
　The monarchy is something of an anachronism these days.
something 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
　The film is full of anachronisms.
>anachronistic [ə,nækrə'nɪstɪk/