| 词汇 | outworn |
| 释义 | outworn adjective uk /ˌaʊtˈwɔːn/ us /ˌaʊtˈwɔːrn/ (especially of an idea or phrase) old-fashioned and used too often in the past, so no longer useful or important（尤指观念或词语）过时的，不再有用（或重要）的 Old or old-fashioned age-old ageing ancient antediluvian anti-progressive fossilization fossilize fossilized frumpy fustily out of date outdate outdated outdatedly outmoded unmodernized unmodish unprogressive unreconstructed unsmart Examples of outwornoutworn We see world consciousness forcing its way through outworn institutions. Culture, tradition, and outworn customs have relegated her to a dark corner, and therefore her life in the city gives her visibility and a breathing space. There is no place today for unthinking adherence to outworn shibboleths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What grounds are there, therefore, for advancing such outworn contentions in the case of feeding children? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an outworn relic of a bygone age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We feel therefore that this disability should be sent to that limbo where all outworn political struggles and religious tensions should be consigned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 41 repeals certain outworn prohibitions in the election law which date back to the time when expenditure was profuse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even his peroration is a bit stale and outworn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In our new thinking we must make sure that there is no room for complacency and outworn ideas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For him and his political friends it is an outworn bourgeois creed of the nineteenth century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To hang on to outworn methods simply because one has grown accustomed to them would be equally ridiculous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I greet with pleasure any abatement of taxation, and the disappearance of this historic tax, which is now outworn, is much to be welcomed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An outworn house is no different, in essence, from any other outworn article which may become a source of danger to its owners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the good of£9 when the cost of replacing an outworn uniform is over£30? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that that was an outworn theory, and that it had been found impossible to operate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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