淘汰

• 拼音: táo tài
• 汉字拆解: 淘 = 氵(water) + 匋 (pottery); 汰 = 氵(water) + 太 (too much) — washing away excess

含义

To eliminate; to phase out; to weed out. Removing what is inferior or outdated.

Used in competitions (eliminating contestants), business (phasing out products), evolution (natural selection), and technology (replacing old systems). Implies a selection process where the weak or outdated are removed.

例句

1. 这款手机已经被市场淘汰了，现在连配件都买不到。
2. 比赛采用淘汰制，输一场就直接出局。
3. 企业必须不断创新，否则很快就会被竞争对手淘汰。

用法指南

语境: competition, business, technology

语气: matter-of-fact

正确说法

• 落后就要被淘汰。(Fall behind and you'll be eliminated.)
• 这个产品已经被淘汰了。(This product has been phased out.)

错误说法

• 把正常退休说成'被淘汰' (Don't call normal retirement '被淘汰' — that implies failure)

起源与历史

淘 means to wash and select, 汰 means to wash out — selecting by washing away the inferior.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal