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age

/ˈedʒ/KK

/ˈeɪdʒ/IPA

練發音
名詞
國小
難度 6 個義項
also used as a verb
變化形
複數

ages

1.
年齡;歲數
極常用

某人、動物或事物從出生、製造或開始存在至今所經過的年數。

用法:常用「at+年齡」表示「在……歲時」;詢問年齡通常用「多大」的問句。表示確切歲數時,常直接說「某人是……歲」。

a young age
school age
at the age of 18
the same age
age limit

At the age of six, I started school in Taiwan.

我六歲時,在台灣開始上學。

還有 5 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
年齡層;人生階段
常用

人一生中的某個年齡階段,或具有相近年齡的一群人。

用法:常見於「某個年齡的孩子」或「這個年齡層」等結構。

at this age
age group
working-age adults
children of all ages
people of my age

At her age, getting enough sleep is important for her health.

以她這個年紀來說,睡眠充足對健康很重要。

Children of all ages can play this game.

各個年齡的孩子都可以玩這個遊戲。

3.
老年;年老
常用
正式

人生較後期的年老狀態。

用法:常用不可數形式,尤其在「在老年時」或「隨著年老」等說法中。

old age
in old age
care in old age
active old age
the effects of age

The family talked about how to care for their parents as they aged.

一家人討論父母年紀變大時要如何照顧他們。

People can do many things at an old age.

人在年老時可以做很多事情。

4.
時代;年代;時期
常用
學術

歷史、社會或科技發展中的一段時期,通常具有明顯特色。

用法:這個義項通常是可數名詞,常出現在「……時代」這類名詞片語中。

the digital age
the modern age
the age of technology
the information age
a new age

In that age, a new train changed how people went from one place to another.

在那個年代,一種新的火車改變了人們從一個地方到另一個地方的方式。

In this age, students can learn many things fast, but they need to see if they are right.

在這個時代,學生可以很快學到很多事情,但他們需要看看那些事情對不對。

5.
變老;老化
常用

隨時間經過而年紀增長,或逐漸顯現老化的狀態。

用法:此義項為不及物用法,後面不直接接受詞。可搭配副詞或「優雅地」等方式副詞。

age gracefully
age quickly
age naturally
begin to age
as people age

This photo has aged well and still looks beautiful after many years.

這張照片經過多年後依然很好看。

People may need to see a doctor more when they age.

人們年紀變大時,可能更需要看醫生。

6.
使顯老;使老化
常用

使人或事物看起來較老,或因時間、壓力、環境等因素而逐漸損耗。

用法:此義項為及物用法,後面要接受影響的人或事物。

age the face
prematurely age
age a building
sun exposure ages the skin
stress ages someone

Too much sun can make you age faster.

太多陽光會讓你老得更快。

Years of worry made him age quickly.

多年的憂慮讓他很快變老。

常見錯誤

I have 18 years old.

I am 18 years old./I am 18.

My age is 18 years old.

I am 18 years old./My age is 18.

This cheese is aging for six months.

This cheese has been aged for six months./They age this cheese for six months.

She is at 18 years old.

She is 18 years old./She started college at the age of 18.

相關字詞
aging 同源詞
aged 同源詞
elderly 近義
youth 反義
era 近義
學習提示

・詢問別人年齡時,「你多大」是最自然的說法;對成人初次見面直接問年齡,可能顯得太私人。

・「年齡」可指實際歲數,也可指人生階段或歷史時代;請依前後文判斷。

・動詞用法中,描述人「變老」時不接受詞;表示「使某人顯老」時則需要受詞。

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