aging

aging — adjective

1. becoming older, often with the loss of strength, freshness, or efficiency that c

1.形容詞B2
釋義

becoming older, often with the loss of strength, freshness, or efficiency that comes with extra years; describes people, groups, bodies, or things such as machines and buildings whose useful life is running down.

例句

Japan's aging population has put new pressure on the country's hospitals and care homes.

fixed collocation: aging population

Pia rubbed his aging knees after the long hike up Mount Mitake.

modifies a body part of a named person

同義詞
  • elderly

    only for people; politer than 'old', not used for objects

  • older

    neutral comparative; less suggestive of decline than 'aging'

  • deteriorating

    stronger; emphasizes that the thing is getting worse, not just older

反義詞
  • young

    for people

  • new

    for equipment or systems

文法句型

aging + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before the noun (attributive). 'Aging' is the American spelling; British English usually writes 'ageing'. Common subjects fall into three groups: people and bodies, populations and workforces, and equipment or infrastructure.

常見錯誤

❌My grandmother is aging.' (sounds odd as a stand-alone description).
✅My aging grandmother needs more rest.
💡'aging' usually goes before a noun, not after 'be'.
❌The ageing equipment.' (in a US-English text).
✅The aging equipment.
💡match the spelling to the variety of English you are writing in.

aging — noun