ageless
/ˈeɪdʒləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeɪdʒləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈāj-ləs/ (ame, mw)
ageless — 形容詞
- agelesspositive
- more agelesscomparative
- most agelesssuperlative
1. used to describe a person whose physical appearance does not clearly change as t
不顯老的
外表看不出年紀的
used to describe a person whose physical appearance does not clearly change as they grow older, so that they seem to stay the same age for many years.
At sixty-five, Mei had the ageless face of a woman half her age, with smooth skin and bright eyes.
Mei 在六十五歲時仍擁有一張不顯老的臉龐，肌膚光滑、雙眼明亮，看起來只有實際年齡的一半。
attributive use: ageless + face
Omar's grandmother seemed ageless — her hair had no grey and her hands were steady and strong.
Omar 的祖母看起來很不顯老——她沒有白頭髮，雙手也依然穩健有力。
predicative use: seemed ageless
Photographs of Fatima from 1990 and 2020 look almost identical, as if she is ageless.
Fatima 在 1990 年和 2020 年的照片幾乎一模一樣，彷彿她是不會老的。
Many people said that Takeshi's ageless skin and athletic build made him look thirty years younger.
許多人說 Takeshi 那張不顯老的皮膚和運動員般的身材，讓他看起來年輕了三十歲。
The actress appeared ageless on screen, playing both a teenager and a grandmother in the same film.
這位女演員在銀幕上顯得不顯老，在同一部電影裡既演少女又演祖母。
- youthful
focuses on looking young or having energy, while 'ageless' emphasises that a person's appearance does not change with age
- well-preserved
informal and often humorous; suggests that someone has taken good care of themselves
- aged
showing clear signs of growing old
文法句型
be ageless
an ageless + noun
用法筆記
Often pairs with nouns for physical features such as face, skin, eyes, or hands. Commonly used in both attributive position (an ageless face) and predicative position (she looked ageless).
常見錯誤
2. used to describe something that feels as if it exists outside the normal flow of
永恆的
超越時間、永遠存在的
used to describe something that feels as if it exists outside the normal flow of time — it does not seem to belong to any particular era or period.
The beauty of the Grand Canyon feels ageless, as if the rocks have looked the same for millions of years.
大峽谷的美景給人一種永恆的感覺，彷彿那些岩石數百萬年來都沒有改變過。
predicative: feels ageless + as if clause
Wei believed that certain pieces of music are ageless — they sound fresh to every new generation.
Wei 相信某些音樂作品是永恆的——它們對每個新世代來說都聽起來很新鮮。
predicative: are ageless
Ana's love for classical poetry felt ageless, connecting her to readers from centuries ago.
Ana 對古典詩詞的熱愛感覺永恆不朽，將她與數百年前的讀者連結在一起。
The temple's ageless beauty drew visitors who marvelled at stone carvings made a thousand years ago.
這座寺廟永恆的美景吸引著遊客前來欣賞一千年前雕刻的石雕。
The novel's themes of love and loss feel ageless, as true today as when the book was written.
這部小說中關於愛與失落的主題感覺永恆不朽，在今日仍和當初寫成時一樣真切。
- timeless
very close in meaning; 'ageless' slightly emphasises not being tied to any era
- eternal
more religious or philosophical; suggests no beginning or end
- everlasting
focuses on continuing forever rather than existing outside time
文法句型
be ageless
an ageless + noun
用法筆記
Applied to art, music, literature, ideas, or natural landscapes rather than people. The focus is on enduring quality or relevance across time, not physical appearance.