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superannuated

英 [suːpə'rænjʊeɪtɪd; 'sjuː-]
  • adj. 过时的;退休的;老朽的
  • v. 退休;变陈旧(superannuate的过去分词)

英英释意


1. discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension;
"a superannuated civil servant"
2. too old to be useful;
"He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope
3. old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable;
"obsolete words"
"an obsolete locomotive"
"outdated equipment"
"superannuated laws"
"out-of-date ideas"