used to describe a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present 过时的人（或风俗、思想） The daily publication of print media seems anachronistic today. 今天，平面媒体的每日出版似乎已经过时了。
used to describe something that is placed, for example in a book or play, in the wrong period of history 弄错年代；时代错误 The costumes were anachronistic for a Victorian play. 这些服装不适合维多利亚时代的表演。