英単語

superannuatedの意味・使い方・発音

superannuated

英 [suːpə'rænjʊeɪtɪd; 'sjuː-]
  • adj.時代遅れの;引退した;老朽化した
  • v.引退する;時代遅れになる(superannuateの過去分詞)

語源


superannuated 高齢で働けない, 時代遅れ

比喩的な用法で、年齢を超えた。

英語の語源


superannuated (adj.)
1630s, "obsolete, out of date;" 1740, "retired on account of old age," from Modern Latin superannuatus, alteration (perhaps by influence of annual) of Medieval Latin superannatus (which meant "more than a year old" and was used of cattle), from Latin super "beyond, over" (see super-) + annus "year" (see annual (adj.)). Earlier in same sense was superannate (c. 1600), from Medieval Latin superannatus. Compare French suranner.

例文


1. Nothing is more tiresome than a superannuated pedagogue.
老いぼれ無能な学究は最も嫌われる。

2.Are you still riding that superannuated old bike?
老いぼれた自転車にまだ乗っていますか。

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