| 词汇 | of a certain age |
| 释义 | Idiom of a certain age(someone) of a certain age humorous used to avoid saying that a person, usually a woman, is no longer young but is not yet old.It's a clothes boutique which caters for women of a certain age. of a certain ageNot yet old but no longer young. Men of a certain age really shouldn't wear such tight T-shirts. People of a certain age are far likelier to adopt a more conservative outlook on life. of a certain ageused euphemistically to avoid specifying the age of someone (typically a woman) of middle age or beyond.The phrase, first recorded in 1754 , may have been inspired by French d'un certain âge . 2003 Architectural Review Text…is in readable white sans-serif type…and, happily for potential clients of a certain age, it's adjustable with the browser's View/Text Size command. of a certain ˈageif you talk about a person being of a certain age, you mean that they are no longer young but not yet old: The show is designed to appeal to an audience of a certain age. |
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