age

年齢、樹齢、築年数

人が生きてきた年数や、物が存在してきた年数。

やさしい英語で： The number of years someone has lived or something has existed.

• What is your age?
• The children are all the same age.
• We do not know the exact age of the building.

使い方： at the age of + number (She learned to swim at the age of six.); the same age as someone (My brother is the same age as you.)

類義語： years

よく使う表現： at your age, the same age, age five, school age

時代

特定の出来事や思想、生活様式で特徴づけられる長い歴史的期間。

やさしい英語で： A long period of history known for particular events, ideas, or ways of life.

• We live in a digital age.
• Dinosaurs lived in a different age.
• The town enjoyed a golden age of trade.

使い方： the age of something (These tools date from the age of steam.)

類義語： era, period, epoch

よく使う表現： the stone age, the digital age, a golden age

老い、老年

年を取っていること、または人生の後半の時期。

やさしい英語で： The state of being old, or the later part of life.

• His hair turned white with age.
• She remained active into old age.
• Age had weakened the wooden door.

類義語： old age

反対語： youth

よく使う表現： old age, with age, advancing age

年代、人生の段階

子供時代や成人期など、人生のある段階。

やさしい英語で： A stage of life, such as childhood or the years when someone is fully grown.

• Middle age brought him new confidence.
• She is at an age when friends matter most.
• Different ages of life bring different worries.

使い方： the age of + life stage (Play matters during the age of childhood.)

類義語： life stage

よく使う表現： middle age, a difficult age, age of infancy

年を取る、老いる

年齢が上がる、または見た目が老け始める。

やさしい英語で： To grow older or begin to look older.

• Everyone ages.
• His father has aged quickly this year.
• Does too much sun make your skin age faster?

類義語： grow older, get older

よく使う表現： age gracefully, age quickly, age well

熟成させる

食べ物や飲み物をしばらく置き、味や質を深める。

やさしい英語で： To leave food or drink for some time so its taste or quality develops.

• They age their cheese slowly.
• We aged the wine in wooden barrels.
• How long do you age this whiskey?

使い方： age something for a period (They age the cheese for six months.); age something in something (The maker ages the whiskey in oak barrels.)

類義語： mature

よく使う表現： age wine, age in barrels, age cheese

時とともに変わる

時がたって見直すと、以前より良くも悪くも見える。

やさしい英語で： To seem better or worse as time passes and people look at it again.

• That joke has aged badly.
• Her predictions have aged surprisingly well.
• Will this film age as well as her earlier work?

類義語： hold up

よく使う表現： age well, age badly, age poorly

古びさせる

物を加工して、実際より古く見えるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To change something so it looks older than it really is.

• They aged the wood with paint.
• The artist ages paper using tea.
• Can you age this frame to match the old mirror?

類義語： distress, weather

よく使う表現： age the wood, age a surface, artificially age something