じだいさくご

時代錯誤
anachronism

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じだいさくご【時代錯誤】

anachronism; 〔時代錯誤的な事物〕 an anachronism. anachronistic adj.

●シェイクスピア劇には時に時代錯誤が見られる. There are anachronisms in Shakespeare's plays.

●女性議員を入れない内閣は時代錯誤である. A Cabinet without women is an anachronism [anachronistic].

・男女別の出席簿では時代錯誤と言われてもしかたない. With separate listing of males and females it's difficult to avoid being accused of being anachronistic.

・いまどき教育勅語を持ち出すとは時代錯誤もはなはだしい. Quoting [Bringing up] the Imperial Rescript on Education now is totally anachronistic.