aged
/eɪdʒd/ (bre, ipa) · /eɪdʒd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈā-jəd ˈājd; ˈājd for sense 1b/ (ame, mw) · /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/ (ame, ipa)
aged — adjective
1. used straight after a noun, plus a number, to state how many years old that pers
used straight after a noun, plus a number, to state how many years old that person or thing is.
Mei has two lively daughters aged 7 and 10 at home.
[noun] aged [number]
The driver, aged 42, was not hurt in the crash.
comma-bracketed: [noun], aged [number],
This swimming class is for children aged between 6 and 8.
Xander won his first national race in Madrid aged just 19.
Free entry is offered to visitors aged 65 or over.
- of (the age of)
longer phrasing, same meaning: 'a girl of 12'
文法句型
[noun] aged [number]
aged between [number] and [number]
用法筆記
Pronounced as ONE syllable /eɪdʒd/ in this sense. Always followed by a number (or 'between X and Y'); cannot stand alone before a noun — say 'a man aged 40', not 'an aged 40 man'.
常見錯誤
2. having lived for many years and now near the end of life; describes a person, an
having lived for many years and now near the end of life; describes a person, animal, or thing that looks or feels very old.
Lucia takes care of her aged grandmother every weekend.
aged + family member
An aged spaniel slept peacefully by the kitchen fire all afternoon.
aged + animal
The aged farmer could no longer climb the hill behind his house.
Sofia inherited an aged piano that her great-grandfather had bought in Vienna.
By then Maestro Romano was aged and could barely lift his violin.
文法句型
aged + [noun]
be aged
用法筆記
Pronounced as TWO syllables /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/ in this sense (compare sense 1, one syllable). Belongs to a formal or literary register; in everyday speech use 'old', 'very old', or 'elderly' instead.
常見錯誤
aged — noun
1. elderly people thought of together as one group, especially when talking about t
elderly people thought of together as one group, especially when talking about their care, rights, or needs in society.
The charity provides hot meals to the aged across rural Ireland.
the aged + plural reference
Government policy must protect both children and the aged.
paired with another social group
The new clinic in Tainan was built mainly to serve the aged.
Many cultures treat the aged with deep respect.
Student volunteers visit the aged at the temple every Sunday afternoon.
- the elderly
more common and slightly less formal than 'the aged'
- older people
plain everyday phrasing; preferred in modern inclusive writing
- senior citizens
polite, common in American English and official notices
- the young
parallel collective phrase for young people
文法句型
the aged
用法筆記
Pronounced as TWO syllables /ˈeɪ.dʒɪd/, like the 'very old' adjective sense. Always 'the aged' — never 'an aged' or 'aged' alone — and always takes a plural verb. Common in policy, charity, or formal writing; in conversation say 'old people' or 'older people'.