middlescence
noun [ U ] uk/ˌmɪd.əˈles.əns/ us/ˌmɪd.əˈles.əns/
中年;（尤指困难的）中年期
middle age (= the period in a person's life between the ages of about 40 and 60), especially when this is considered a difficult period of change
In middlescence, we wonder if we could have done more with our lives. 人到中年的时候便开始思考人生是否可以做得更多。
My parents are going through a time known as "middlescence". 我的父母正在经历所谓的“中年期”。
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- Middlescence can be a time of confusion and frustration.
- Increasing attention is now being paid to middlescence as a phase of life.
- Today we're going to talk about women's concerns about middlescence.