英语词汇“high old age”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. Of a person's age: far on in years; advanced. Now chiefly in high old age. Cf. ripe adj. 8b.In quot. c1400: mature.

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c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 844 (MED) Gawayn glyȝt on þe gome..A hoge haþel for þe nonez, & of hyghe eldee.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 1002 Þan answard him..all his proud princes..Hathils of hiȝe age Auncient kniȝtis.

1609 H. Broughton Def. Concent of Script. sig. D2 He..professed Greeke, from 18. and read and practised it to high olde age.

1782 tr. J. H. Campe Robinson the Younger II. xxx. 264 They attained to a high age, in peace, health and useful activity.

1863 J. L. W. Thudichum Treat. on Gall-stones vi. 210 A lesser number of persons of high age is living than of middle-aged people.

1899 Christian-Evangelist 13 July 884/1 Our good Father above gave to our brother unusual vigor of body and mind up to a high age.

1929 Times 6 Sept. 8/3 The survival of parents into a high old age in those ranks..is responsible in part for the reduced rate of reproduction in that group.

2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 1 Jan. 17 All her grandfather—then in high old age—wanted to do was sit in his studio and paint.

单词	high old age
释义	> as lemmas high old age c. Of a person's age: far on in years; advanced. Now chiefly in high old age. Cf. ripe adj. 8b.In quot. c1400: mature. ΚΠ c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 844 (MED) Gawayn glyȝt on þe gome..A hoge haþel for þe nonez, & of hyghe eldee. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 1002 Þan answard him..all his proud princes..Hathils of hiȝe age Auncient kniȝtis. 1609 H. Broughton Def. Concent of Script. sig. D2 He..professed Greeke, from 18. and read and practised it to high olde age. 1782 tr. J. H. Campe Robinson the Younger II. xxx. 264 They attained to a high age, in peace, health and useful activity. 1863 J. L. W. Thudichum Treat. on Gall-stones vi. 210 A lesser number of persons of high age is living than of middle-aged people. 1899 Christian-Evangelist 13 July 884/1 Our good Father above gave to our brother unusual vigor of body and mind up to a high age. 1929 Times 6 Sept. 8/3 The survival of parents into a high old age in those ranks..is responsible in part for the reduced rate of reproduction in that group. 2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 1 Jan. 17 All her grandfather—then in high old age—wanted to do was sit in his studio and paint. extracted from highadj.n.² < as lemmas
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