Their medieval way of dealing with this issue is completely outdated by modern standards.

medieval 由词根 medi-（表示"中间"）和 -eval（表示"时代"）组成，字面意思是"中世纪的"。这个词特指欧洲大约公元5世纪到15世纪这段历史时期，常用来形容过时、落后或原始的事物。