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单词 obsolescence
释义
obsolescence
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɒb.səˈles.əns/us
/ˌɑːb.səˈles.əns/
thequalityof beingobsolete:
荒废； 退化
Mobilephonetechnologyisdevelopingsoquicklythat manycustomersareconcernedabout 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
thefactthat aproductisintentionallydesignedand made so that it will not last for alongtime
（产品）内在的／有计划的淘汰（故意将产品设计得不耐用）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Old or old-fashioned
  • age-old
  • ageing
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • anti-progressive
  • creaky
  • fossilization
  • fossilize
  • fossilized
  • frumpy
  • fusty
  • have hadits/yourdayidiom
  • neanderthal
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • passé
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(Definition ofobsolescencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

obsolescence| American Dictionary

obsolescence
noun[U]
us
/ˌɑb·səˈles·əns/
theprocessofbecomingnolongerusefulorneeded:
Olderversionshadpassedinto obsolescence and a newversionwas already on themarket.
(Definition ofobsolescencefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

obsolescence| Business English

obsolescence
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɒbsəˈlesəns/us
theprocessorfactofbecomingold-fashionedand nolongeruseful:
Depreciation refers to thelossofvalueof anassetduetoage,wearandtear, and obsolescence.
Unless itchanges, theindustryfacestheriskoftechnologicalobsolescence.
built-in obsolescence
PRODUCTION,MARKETING
afeatureof aproductorpartofitsdesignthatmeansit will not last for alongtime:
Commercialpropertyhasbuilt-inobsolescence, beingsensitivetotechnologicalchange.

obsolescent

adjectiveformal
There aredifficultiesinfindingobsolescentcomponentsforoldermachinery.

See also

inventory obsolescence
planned obsolescence
(Definition ofobsolescencefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofobsolescence

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