
好词典

复合词,由 'year'(年)和 'old'(老的)组合而成,用于表示年龄。
❶ 用于描述某人或某物的年龄,通常与数字连用,表示多少岁。常用于复合词中,如 'five-year-old'。
“She has a three-year-old daughter.”
(她有一个三岁的女儿。)
“This is a ten-year-old building.”
(这是一栋有十年历史的建筑。)
X-year-old — 用于描述某人或某物的具体年龄,X代表数字,表示多少岁或多少年。
“She is a five-year-old girl.”
(她是一个五岁的女孩。)