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old

UK /əʊld/US /oʊld/

词源

源自古英语 eald,与德语 alt 同源,原始日耳曼语 *aldaz,最终源自原始印欧语 *h₂eltós(成长的、成年的)。

adjective

❶ 指人或事物存在的时间长,年龄大或使用时间长。可以形容具体事物或抽象概念,常带有与‘新’对比的意味。

“My grandfather is very old but still healthy.”

(我的祖父年纪很大但仍然健康。)

“This old book has been in our family for generations.”

(这本旧书在我们家传了好几代。)

❶ 用于表示熟悉或亲密的关系,强调长期存在的情感联系,常带有亲切感。

“We visited our old friends last weekend.”

(上周末我们拜访了老朋友。)

“This is my old school where I studied as a child.”

(这是我小时候就读的母校。)

同义词:aged, ancient, elderly, vintage, former

常见短语

old-fashioned — 形容过时的、老式的风格或观念,可能带有怀旧或贬义色彩,视语境而定。

“She wears old-fashioned clothes that remind me of the 1950s.”

(她穿着让我想起1950年代的老式衣服。)

good old days — 指过去被认为更美好或更简单的时光,常用于怀旧或感慨的语境中。

“Grandpa always talks about the good old days when life was simpler.”

(爷爷总是谈论生活更简单的那些美好旧时光。)