English Dictionary

anachronism

/əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/

noun

A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.] / A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]

The use of a typewriter in a modern office is an anachronism.

意味（1）

A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]

Indeed, that Hall of the Upper Temple is a sight not uninteresting, and with the exception of some trifling improvements and anachronisms which have been introduced into the practice there, a man may sit down and fancy that he joins in a meal of the seventeenth century.

意味（2）

A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]

You are too young—it is an anachronism for you to have such thoughts