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middle-aged + noun
a middle-aged woman
一位中年女性
中年的
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中年的
Neither young nor old; roughly between 45 and 65 years old.
a middle-aged woman
一位中年女性
中年的；与中年或中年人有关的
Of or relating to middle age or a middle-ager; neither old nor young.
大约在45到65岁之间
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
具有中年人特征的
Characteristic of middle-aged people.
A middle-aged man was jogging in the park every morning.
一位中年男子每天早上在公园里慢跑。
She joined a book club for middle-aged women to make new friends.
她加入了一个中年女性读书俱乐部来结交新朋友。
The middle-aged couple decided to travel more after their children left home.
这对中年夫妇决定在孩子离家后多出去旅行。
a middle-aged woman
一位中年女性
描述年龄阶段。
He is middle-aged.
他是中年的。
a middle-aged and wise person
一个中年且明智的人
Not this
She is a middle-aged.
Use this
She is middle-aged.
中文里“中年”是名词，但英语中“middle-aged”是形容词，不能直接用作名词。去掉冠词“a”后，形容词作表语才正确。
Not this
He is middle aged.
Use this
He is middle-aged.
复合形容词“middle-aged”需要连字符连接，表示“中年的”。缺少连字符是常见拼写错误。
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