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| Processed by: | richwarm (2021-08-01 05:22:26 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 69062 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> M-W @ elderly: "rather old; especially, being past middle age" 老態 is more about deterioration in function or appearance than with age per se. 老態 can be an adjective (decrepit etc) as in the 1st example below. It can also be a noun (decrepitude etc) as in the 2nd example. TP 一位計程車司機眼見心目中向來活力十足、健步如飛的林衡道，居然已如此老態，不禁跑過來攙扶他，「教授，您怎麼變成這樣？跟電視看到的都不一樣？」 A taxi driver, seeing Lin Heng-tao-whom he had always thought of as a man of boundless energy who walked briskly and with firm steps-so old and frail, could not help rushing over to support him and saying, with no attempt to hide his feelings: "Professor, what has happened to you? How different you are from the way we've seen you on TV!" 因為後繼無人，這一批演員就一路演下來，從小演戲演到老。有些人固然嗓音極好，但化起妝來，仍舊難掩老態。 不過，年久失修的部落仍是處處老態，到了夏天更是蟲蠅橫行， But the village has not been maintained. Much of it is aging, and flies and bugs are everywhere in the summer. 例如畫家王萬春，在十幾年前創作面臨瓶頸時，曾在一年內畫了一百多幅自畫像，有的年少青春，有的面帶老態，有的就是毛毛的一團， 因為後繼無人，這一批演員就一路演下來，從小演戲演到老。有些人固然嗓音極好，但化起妝來，仍舊難掩老態。 就在這同一座祖厝中，古德福誕生時是雕樑畫棟、高堂華屋，現在卻處處顯露出斑駁老態。 When Ku was born, the house was truly impressive, and in every detail showed the wealth of its owners, but the house has gone downhill in tandem with the declining fortunes of the Ku family. 「這個產業十幾年來沒什麼變化，」她說，「所有的技術和生產流程，包括臭氧殺菌和液態氮急速冷凍都早就有了。」一個略見老態的傳統產業， "This industry has not changed in more than ten years," says Yang. "All the technology and the production process, including sterilization with ozone and using liquid nitrogen to quick-freeze the fish, have been used since way back." It's a traditional industry that's looking a little long in the tooth. 舉例而言，一款能將雨傘、柺杖二合一的「藏杖傘」，由台灣廠商研發並自創品牌「萊登」，加粗的傘頭有止滑設計，平時以傘代替柺杖，不顯老態，一旦下雨，只要抽出傘柄內隱藏的手杖，就又有了支撐。 For instance, ez66 sells a cane-umbrella combo from the Taiwan brand Leighton. The tip of the umbrella has a tough, anti-slip design. This allows it to serve as a cane disguised as an umbrella, so that seniors won't feel that it makes them look old. But as soon as it starts raining, the user can open up the umbrella and then pull out an additional walking stick concealed within it. 一位四十多歲的捷運通勤族，一向以讀捷運站發送的《爽報》、《Upaper》打發時間，自從老花困擾越來越嚴重後，她寧願發呆看人也不再取報閱讀，以免在公開場所自洩「老態」。 A woman in her 40s, a regular rider of the subway, told us that whereas she always used to read the free newspapers they give out in the subway stations to pass the time while in the underground, since her presbyopia has become worse and worse, she now prefers just to stare off into space rather than have people see her straining to read the papers while they think, “She’s old.” |
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- 老態 老态 [lao3 tai4] /elderly, as in movement or bearing/ # + 老態 老态 [lao3 tai4] /old and frail/decrepit/doddering/decrepitude/signs of old age/ + 老態 老态 [lao3 tai4] /old and frail/decrepit/doddering/decrepitude/infirmities of old age/ |