dotage

n. 老耄, 老迷糊, 溺爱 [医] 衰老, 老耄

发音

US /ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/
其它
UK /ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/

词形变化

dotages 复数 dotages

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.

    老耄

    老迷糊

    失智症

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Foolish utterance(s); drivel.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

senility second childhood

上位词 4

years age old age eld

词源

From Middle English dotage, from doten (“to dote”) + -age; equivalent to dote + -age.

来源：wiktionary