词汇 | age |
词根词缀 | 词源: c.1300, "long but indefinite period in human history," from O.Fr. aage, from V.L. *ætaticum (cf. Sp. edad, It. eta, Port. idade "age"), from L. ætatem (nom. ætas), "period of life," from ævum "lifetime, eternity, age," from PIE base *aiw- "vital force, life, long life, eternity" (see eon). Meaning "time something has lived, particular length or stage of life" is from early 14c. Used especially for "old age" since mid-14c. Expelled native eld. The verb meaning "to grow old" is from late 14c. Age-group attested from 1904, originally a term in the science of demographics. 词根记忆: n. 年龄;时代;老年;长时间v.(使)变老I'm perplexed by the flexible complex index of sex and age.我被灵活复杂的性别与年龄索引迷惑住了. |
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