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词汇 obsolescence
释义 obsolescence
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌɒb.səˈles.əns/ us /ˌɑːb.səˈles.əns/
the quality of being obsolete: 荒废; 退化
Mobile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about obsolescence.手机技术发展得如此迅速,以至于许多顾客担心淘汰的问题。
 built-in/planned obsolescence
the fact that a product is intentionally designed and made so that it will not last for a long time: (产品)内在的/有计划的淘汰(故意将产品设计得不耐用)
Sadly, built-in obsolescence was the engine that drove the economy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Old or old-fashioned
age-old
ageing
ancient
antediluvian
anti-progressive
fossilization
fossilize
fossilized
frumpy
fustily
outdate
outdated
outdatedly
outmoded
outworn
unmodernized
unmodish
unprogressive
unreconstructed
unsmart

obsolescence | American Dictionary


obsolescence
noun[ U ]
us/ˌɑb·səˈles·əns/
the process of becoming no longer useful or needed:
Older versions had passed into obsolescence and a new version was already on the market.

obsolescence | Business English


obsolescence
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌɒbsəˈlesəns/us
the process or fact of becoming old-fashioned and no longer useful:
Depreciation refers to the loss of value of an asset due to age, wear and tear, and obsolescence.
Unless it changes, the industry faces the risk of technological obsolescence.
 built-in obsolescence
PRODUCTION, MARKETING
a feature of a product or part of its design that means it will not last for a long time:
Commercial property has built-in obsolescence, being sensitive to technological change.

obsolescent


adjective formal
There are difficulties in finding obsolescent components for older machinery.

See also


inventory obsolescence
planned obsolescence

Examples of obsolescence


obsolescence
In all these cases there was an obsolescence or decline in the local raw material producing activity.
We hypothesize that the fast changes brought about by the industrial revolution increase the obsolescence rate of fact-specific rules, rendering general standards more desirable.
A basic model of optimal specificity of laws is presented, clarifying the relevance of legal obsolescence and volume of litigation in the optimal choice.
In that case, the obsolescence of eye formation may have been attained instantaneously.
In this sense any conventional book which concerns itself with very recent policy developments is doomed to almost instant obsolescence.
Popular stereotypes connect the visible, physical changes associated with ageing to built-in obsolescence and physical and mental decay.
His current interests, in addition to pidgins and creoles, are language obsolescence, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics.
Our model shows that if we expect volatility in the environment and consequent obsolescence in the legal order, lower levels of specificity should be chosen.
They are now trapped between the sustenance of that identity and the obsolescence of the activities central to maintaining it.
Such seemingly random variant selection is consistent with linguistic obsolescence.
By the 20th century, this system of naming had passed into obsolescence.
At the date of switching, the consumption level is shown to drop, as the relative price of capital goes down (obsolescence).
Under which conditions would an economy switch to a more productive technology knowing that switching involves obsolescence and learning costs?
If upgrading technologies induces significant obsolescence costs, it is unclear why the economy should upgrade.
We have shown that the adoption decision depends on the growth advantage of switching net of the obsolescence costs and the learning fixed costs.
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