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源自中古英语 'alten',与古英语 'ealdian'(变老)相关,最终源于原始日耳曼语词根。
❶ 使变老或显得更老,指因时间流逝或经历而使某人或某物看起来或感觉上更老。
“The stress of the job has altened him considerably.”
(工作的压力让他看起来老了很多。)
“Years of hardship had altened her face.”
(多年的艰辛让她的面容显得苍老。)
alten with time — 随着时间的推移而变老或显得更老,常用于描述人或物因时间流逝而发生的自然变化。
“The old house had altened with time, but it still stood strong.”
(这座老房子随着时间的推移显得更加古老,但它依然屹立不倒。)