aged

歳の

示された年齢であることを表す。

やさしい英語で： Having a particular age.

• Her son is aged seven.
• He died aged eighty-two.
• The club welcomes children aged five to twelve.

使い方： aged + number (The class is for children aged six.); aged between A and B (Participants were aged between twenty and thirty.)

類義語： -year-old

よく使う表現： aged ten, aged eighteen, children aged five

熟成した

味や品質をよくするために、一定期間保存された。

やさしい英語で： Kept for some time so that its taste or quality improves.

• I prefer aged cheese.
• The wine was aged in oak barrels.
• Have you tried their aged beef?

使い方： aged in something (This whiskey is aged in wooden barrels.); aged for + time (The cheese is aged for twelve months.)

類義語： matured, mature

よく使う表現： aged cheese, aged whiskey, aged in oak

年老いた、古い

長い年月を生きてきた、または存在してきた。

やさしい英語で： Having lived or existed for many years.

• An aged man opened the door.
• She cared for her aged parents.
• The aged tree stood beside the church.

類義語： old, elderly, ancient

反対語： young, new

よく使う表現： aged parent, aged man, aged tree

高齢者、老人

ひとつの集団として捉えた、年を取った人々。

やさしい英語で： Old people considered as a group.

• The aged need good care.
• The charity provides meals for the aged.
• These homes were built to support the aged.

使い方： the aged + plural verb (The aged are entitled to free transport here.)

類義語： the elderly, older people

反対語： the young

よく使う表現： the aged, care for the aged