anachronistically
adverb uk/əˌnæk.rəˈnɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/ us/əˌnæk.rəˈnɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/
落伍过时地,不合时宜地
in a way that is out of its time in history
We still, anachronistically, expect humans to be running our phone system. 我们仍然不合时宜地期望通过人工来管理我们的电话系统。
He spoke with an anachronistically upper-class accent. 他说话时带着一种不合时宜的上流社会口音。
See: anachronism
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- A feature of this poetry is the way it is used, anachronistically, with 19th-century nature motifs.
- Several times the music used in the movie seemed anachronistically out of place.
- He worked in his family's cloak and suit business, as the garment trade was anachronistically called.