释义 |
† mid-age Obs. [f. mid a. + age n.] = middle age.
c1440Jacob's Well 171 Thynk in þi ȝouthe, in þi myd-age, & in þin age,.. how þou hast mysspendyd hem in synne & in euyll gouernaunce. 1509Barclay Shyp of Folys (1874) II. 172 Whether thou be olde, yonge, or of myd age Set nat thy trust to moche on herytage. 1606Shakes. Tr. & Cr. ii. ii. 104 Virgins, and Boyes, mid-age & wrinkled old. 1757E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances (1767) IV. 130 We..return back, from Midage, to Childage, again. Hence † mid-aged = middle-aged.
1556J. Heywood Spider & F. xxxvi. 14 Frosen to death: midaged, yonge, and olde. 1821Sir J. D. Paul Rouge et Noir 69 Now mark his mid-aged neighbour. |