of a certain age

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Middle-aged or older. euphemistic
    — Near-synonyms: (indeterminate) getting on in years, on in years, long in the tooth; (past middle age) older, senior, elderly, geriatric; see also Thesaurus:elderly
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see of, a, certain, age: belonging to some particular specified age range.
    — All able-bodied men of a certain age were subject to conscription by royal decree.

词源

Perhaps a calque of French d'un certain âge.
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