graying
graying — 形容詞
- grayingpositive
- more grayingcomparative
- most grayingsuperlative
1. becoming gray or a dull color instead of the original brighter color — used to d
變灰
顏色逐漸變成灰色或暗沉的
becoming gray or a dull color instead of the original brighter color — used to describe painted surfaces, fabric, wood, the sky, or old photographs whose color has faded or changed over time.
Wren touched the graying paint on the old fence and watched it flake off.
Wren 摸了摸舊籬笆上變灰的油漆，看著它一片片剝落。
graying + paint — describes surface color change
Through the window, Yael could see graying storm clouds rolling across the sky.
透過窗戶，Yael 看到逐漸變灰的暴風雲在天空中翻滾。
graying + clouds — describes the sky turning gray
The graying photograph in the album showed a young couple on their wedding day.
相簿中那張已經變灰的照片，拍的是一對年輕夫婦的婚禮當天。
Mert noticed the graying wooden floorboards near the window where the sun hit every afternoon.
Mert 注意到窗邊那片木地板已經變灰——那裡每天下午都有陽光直射。
The old canvas had a graying tint that made the landscape look faded and distant.
那張舊畫布帶有變灰的色調，讓整幅風景看起來褪色而遙遠。
- fading
broader term — covers any loss of color, not specifically turning gray
- dulling
focuses on loss of brightness or shine rather than change to a gray hue
- weathering
describes color change caused specifically by wind, rain, and sun exposure
- brightening
opposite direction of color change — becoming brighter, not duller
文法句型
graying + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used with nouns describing materials or surfaces (paint, wood, canvas, cloth) whose color naturally changes through exposure to sunlight, weather, or age.
常見錯誤
2. showing outward signs of growing older — especially used to describe a person wh
白髮；老化
頭髮變白或人口高齡化的
showing outward signs of growing older — especially used to describe a person whose hair has started to turn gray or white, or a group (such as a population or workforce) that has a rising average age.
The graying professor still walked across campus every morning carrying a heavy bag.
那位頭髮花白的教授仍然每天早晨背著沉重的書包走過校園。
graying + professor — describes an older person
Japan's graying population has changed the way hospitals and care homes are designed.
日本人口老化改變了醫院和安養機構的設計方式。
graying + population — demographic context
Adaeze helped the graying woman next door carry her shopping bags up the stairs.
Adaeze 幫隔壁那位頭髮花白的女士把購物袋提上樓。
Companies are adapting to a graying workforce by offering more flexible retirement plans.
企業正在因應勞動力老化，提供更彈性的退休方案。
A graying librarian in round glasses pointed the visitor toward the history section.
一位戴著圓框眼鏡、頭髮花白的圖書館員，為訪客指出了歷史區的方向。
文法句型
graying + noun (person, population, workforce)
用法筆記
Common in demographic and social commentary (graying population, graying workforce) as well as for describing individuals. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to the literal color change of objects.