单词 | obsolescence |
释义 | obsolescence obsolescence /; AmE / noun [U] (formal)
the state of becoming old-fashioned and no longer useful: Mobile phones are an example not of planned obsolescence (= designed not to last very long) but instant obsolescence. products with built-in obsolescence (= designed not to last long so that people will have to buy new ones) ◆ Institutions of all kinds must respond rapidly to change or face obsolescence.
obsolescent adjective: The technology is destined to become obsolescent in a few years. |
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