过时

• 拼音: guò shí
• 汉字拆解: 过 = 辶 (walk) + 寸 (inch), meaning to pass; 时 = 日 (sun) + 寸 (inch), meaning time

含义

Outdated; out of date; obsolete. No longer current or fashionable.

Used for fashion, technology, ideas, and methods that are no longer relevant. Common collocations: 过时的观念 (outdated ideas), 过时的技术 (obsolete technology), 永不过时 (never goes out of style). Can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context.

例句

1. 这种营销方式早就过时了，现在都是做社交媒体推广。
2. 爷爷的观念虽然有些过时，但他说的话也不是完全没有道理。
3. 经典的设计永远不会过时，简洁大方总是最耐看的。

用法指南

语境: fashion, technology, ideas

语气: evaluative

正确说法

• 这款手机太过时了。(This phone is way too outdated.)
• 你的想法有点过时了。(Your ideas are a bit outdated.)

错误说法

• 用过时形容经典老物件 (Be careful using 过时 for vintage items that are cherished — it can sound dismissive)

起源与历史

Compound of 过 (pass, exceed) + 时 (time). Literally 'past the time,' indicating something no longer current.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal