middle-aged
adjective uk/ˌmɪd.əlˈeɪdʒd/ us/ˌmɪd.əlˈeɪdʒd/
B1 中年的
in middle age
They're a middle-aged couple, with grown-up children. 他们是一对中年夫妇，孩子们都已成年。
disapproving具有中年人特点的;谨慎无热情的
too careful and not showing the enthusiasm, energy, or style of someone young
What a conventional, middle-aged attitude he has to life! 他对生活的态度实在太保守了，简直像中年人！
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- The company is run almost entirely by middle-aged men.
- Most company directors are middle-aged men, but this 28-year-old woman is an exception that proves the rule.
- He looked a bit offended when you called him middle-aged.
- The dance floor was full of middle-aged couples smooching to slushy ballads.