obsolescent是什么意思

obsolescent

英 [,ɒbsə'les(ə)nt] 美 [,ɑbsə'lɛsnt]

obsolescent 过时的，陈旧的

来自拉丁语obsolescere,变老，老旧，不再使用。词源不确定，可能来自obs-,ob-,向前，朝向，-ol,生长，成长，词源同old,adult.引申词义长大的，变老的，变旧的，过时的。-esce,表起始，词源同adolescence.

obsolescent (adj.): 1755, from Latin obsolescentum (nominative obsolescens), present participle of obsolescere "fall into disuse" (see obsolete).

1. Electronic equipment quickly becomes obsolescent.

电子设备淘汰得很快.

来自辞典例句

5. Through man's spirit of ingenuity he has made himself obsolescent as a worker.: 人的聪明才智使他自己变成了过时落伍的工人.