| 词汇 | dotage |
| 释义 | dotage noun[ U ] uk /ˈdəʊ.tɪdʒ/ us /ˈdoʊ.t̬ɪdʒ/ old age, especially with some loss of mental ability年迈（尤指年老糊涂） Compare second childhood The elderly advanced advancing age aged ageism crock geriatrics gerontological gerontologist gerontology golden oldie infirmity old-timer oldie pension fund pensioner rest home the gray dollar the grey market the grey pound But he did not sink into dotage. Her dotage now I do begin to pity. In that use of the word "old," far from us is all thought of dotage or decay. Now I am getting into my dotage and look on the dark side of everything. She sits there the very image of dotage. Examples of dotagedotage This is a work of confident maturity, rather than eminent dotage. Within a few years, the number of potentially testable diseases (many not appearing until dotage) will increase exponentially. But if we do not keep a good balance between the two, we shall discover that heritage rhymes with dotage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A system that was ageing in the 1990s has arrived at its dotage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We met not only chiefs of police in their dotage but several who were in their ripe anecdotage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe in men hoarding great portions of their wealth up until they reach their dotage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this talk comes from an agnostic who is going past his best in his dotage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor could it be said that it is in its dotage because it demands as a qualification some experience and action in public affairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps some woman might marry the tenant in his dotage and give him £10,000 or £20,000 in order to get the tenancy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was perhaps not so much that psychology was a science in its infancy as that a few of those who practised it were in their dotage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In her dotage now, she was even less likely to be hard-headed about history. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some time before his death, however, he had lost his eyesight and fallen into dotage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although he was at an age when many people settle into dotage, he could, and did, run circles around us all. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Of these, the speakers who have achieved fluency are of dotage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Married twice, in youth and in dotage, he had no children of his own. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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