age の英語での意味
ageage1 /eɪdʒ/ noun 
すべての翻訳を見る1how old [countable, uncountable] the number of years someone has lived or something has existed人が生きた年数、または物が存在している年数: 
Francis is the same age as me.フランシスは私と同い年だ。 Experts disagree over the age of the drawings.専門家たちはその絵の制作年代について意見が分かれている。 Dad retired at the age of 56.父は56歳で定年退職した。at age 5/18 etc In Britain, schooling starts at age 5.イギリスでは、就学は5歳から始まる。4/15 etc years of age (=4, 15 etc years old)（＝4歳、15歳など） She was just over 16 years of age.彼女はちょうど16歳を少し過ぎたところだった。at my/your etc age (=when you are as old as me etc)（＝私と同じ年齢になったとき、など） At my age, it’s quite difficult getting up the stairs.私の年齢になると、階段を上るのはかなりつらい。over/under the age of 5/18 etc people over the age of 6565歳を超える人々for his/her etc age (=compared with other people of the same age)（＝同じ年齢の他の人と比べて） She’s tall for her age, isn’t she?彼女は年齢の割に背が高いですよね？Register語域In everyday English, people usually use the expression how old …? rather than using the noun age: What age is your brother? ➔ How old is your brother? | They asked me my age. ➔ They asked me how old I was.日常英語では、名詞 age を使う代わりに how old …? という表現がよく使われる：What age is your brother? ➔ How old is your brother? | They asked me my age. ➔ They asked me how old I was.2legal age [uncountable] the age when you are legally old enough to do something何かをすることが法的に認められる年齢: What’s the minimum age for getting a driver’s license?運転免許を取得するための最低年齢は何歳ですか？ You’re not allowed to buy alcohol. You’re under age (=too young by law).お酒を買うことは許可されていない。あなたは未成年だ（＝法律上、年齢が足りない）。 The normal retirement age is 65.通常の定年退職年齢は65歳だ。3period of life [countable, uncountable] one of the particular periods of someone’s life人生における特定の時期のひとつ: When you get to old age, everything seems to take longer.老年になると、何事も時間がかかるように感じる。 The early teens are often a difficult age.10代の前半はしばしば難しい年頃だ。4being old [uncountable] the state of being old老いた状態；老齢with age High blood pressure increases with age.高血圧は年齢とともに増加する。 Some of the furniture was showing signs of age.家具のいくつかは老朽化の兆しを見せていた。5period of history [countable usually singular] a particular period of history歴史上の特定の時代 SYN era: We are living in the age of technology.私たちは技術の時代に生きている。 Molecular biology is pushing medicine into a new age.分子生物学が医学を新しい時代へと押し進めている。 → in this day and age at day(6)
► see thesaurus at period6ages [plural] (also an age) especially British English informalインフォーマル a long time長い時間；とても長い間: Simon! I haven’t seen you for ages.サイモン！久しぶりだね。 That recipe takes ages.そのレシピはものすごく時間がかかる。it’s ages since/before/until etc something It’s ages since we’ve played that game.あのゲームをしてからもうずいぶん経つ。7come of age a)to reach the age when you are legally considered to be a responsible adult法的に責任ある成人とみなされる年齢に達すること；成年に達する b)if something comes of age, it reaches a stage of development at which people accept it as being important, valuable etc何かが成熟するとは、人々がそれを重要なもの、価値あるものなどとして受け入れる発展段階に達すること: During this period the movies really came of age as an art form.この時期、映画は芸術形式として本当に成熟した。 → New Age1, New Age2COLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meanings 1, 2 & 3— 意味 1、2 および 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + age形容詞／名詞 + ageold age (=the time when you are old)· the problems of old age· 老年の問題middle age (=between about 40 and 60)· He was in late middle age.· 彼は中年後期だった。a great/advanced age (=a very old age)· My aunt died at a great age.· 私のおばは大変な高齢で亡くなった。· Kirby is not alone in wanting to run his own business at an advanced age.· 高齢で自分の事業を営みたいと思っているのはカービーだけではない。a difficult/awkward age (=used mainly about the time when people are teenagers)· 13 – 16 is often a difficult age.· 13歳から16歳はしばしば難しい年頃だ。retirement age· The risk of experiencing poverty is much greater for those over retirement age.· 退職年齢を超えた人々は、貧困を経験するリスクがはるかに高い。school age· Children should start doing homework as they approach high school age.· 子どもたちは高校生になる年齢に近づくにつれて、宿題をし始めるべきだ。school-leaving age British English· The government is proposing to raise the minimum school-leaving age.· 政府は最低就学義務年齢の引き上げを提案している。the legal age· In the US, the legal age for drinking alcohol is 21.· 米国では、飲酒の法定年齢は21歳だ。the minimum age· 16 years is the minimum age to drive a car.· 16歳が自動車を運転できる最低年齢だ。the voting age· plans to bring down the voting age from 18 to 16· 投票年齢を18歳から16歳に引き下げる計画the marrying age· She was 28 – long past the usual marrying age.· 彼女は28歳で、通常の結婚適齢期をとっくに過ぎていた。phrasesフレーズfrom an early/young age· She’d been playing the piano from a very early age.· 彼女はとても幼い頃からピアノを弾いていた。at an early/young age· Kids can start learning a second language at a young age.· 子どもたちは幼い頃から第二言語を学び始めることができる。somebody (of) your own age· He needs to find people his own age.· 彼は自分と同い年の人を見つける必要がある。of childbearing age (=at the age when a woman can have children)· It is against the law to refuse to employ a woman of childbearing age because she may become pregnant.· 妊娠する可能性があるという理由で出産可能年齢の女性の雇用を拒否することは違法だ。of working age· 55 percent of the people are of working age.· 人口の55パーセントが労働年齢にある。the age of consent (=when you are legally allowed to marry or have sex)· At 15, the girl was under the age of consent.· 15歳のその少女は性的同意年齢に達していなかった。age + NOUNage + 名詞an age group/bracket/range· Men in the 50–65 age group are most at risk from heart disease.· 50〜65歳の年齢グループの男性は心臓病のリスクが最も高い。· The school takes in children from the seven to eleven age range.· その学校は7歳から11歳の年齢層の子どもを受け入れている。an age limit· There’s no upper age limit for drivers.· ドライバーに年齢の上限はない。age discrimination· laws against age discrimination in the workplace· 職場における年齢差別に対する法律verbs動詞get to/reach/live to a particular age· One in three children here die before they reach the age of 5.· ここでは3人に1人の子どもが5歳になる前に亡くなる。· The number of people living to to the age of 80 has doubled in the last fifty years.· 過去50年間で、80歳まで生きる人の数が2倍になった。lower/raise the age (=at which something can be done)· The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.· 投票年齢が21歳から18歳に引き下げられた。look/feel your age (=look or feel as old as you really are)· The singer is 46, but she doesn’t look her age at all.· その歌手は46歳だが、まったくその年に見えない。· I keep getting aches in my legs and I’m starting to feel my age.· 足が痛むことが多くなり、自分の年齢を実感し始めている。act your age (=behave in the way that a person of your age should behave)· It’s time he started acting his age.· そろそろ年相応の振る舞いをする時だ。ask/say your age (=ask or say how old you are)· It’s rude to ask a woman her age.· 女性に年齢を聞くのは失礼だ。COLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meaning 5– 意味 5the Ice Age (=one of the long periods of time, thousands of years ago, when ice covered many northern countries)the Stone Age (=the very early time in human history, when only stone was used for making tools, weapons etc)the Bronze Age (=the period of time, between about 6,000 and 4,000 years ago, when bronze was used for making tools, weapons etc)the Iron Age (=the period of time, about 3,000 years ago, when iron was first used for making tools, weapons etc)the Middle Ages (=the period in European history between about 1100 and 1500 AD)the Dark Ages (=the period in European history from 476 AD to about 1000 AD)the Elizabethan age (=the period 1558–1603 when Elizabeth I was queen of England)the Victorian age (=the period 1837–1901 when Victoria was queen of England)the industrial age (=the time during the late 18th and early 19th centuries when goods or substances such as coal and steel were first produced in large quantities using machines)the modern age (=from the 20th century until the present)· the technical and scientific achievements that ushered in the modern age· 現代という時代を切り開いた技術的・科学的業績the space age (=since vehicles were able to travel in space)the nuclear age (=since nuclear energy was used for weapons or energy)the computer age (=since computers became widely used)· the modern computer age· 現代のコンピュータ時代the information age (=since the Internet has become widely used)· Business has had to evolve in the information age.· ビジネスは情報化時代に合わせて進化しなければならなかった。a golden age (=a time of great happiness or success)· a television show from the golden age of British comedy· イギリスのコメディ黄金時代のテレビ番組a new age (=a time when things are better than they were in the past)· Supporters see the coming season as the dawning of a new age for the club.· サポーターたちは来シーズンをクラブにとっての新時代の幕開けと見ている。
すべての翻訳を見る1how old [countable, uncountable] the number of years someone has lived or something has existed人が生きた年数、または物が存在している年数: Francis is the same age as me.フランシスは私と同い年だ。 Experts disagree over the age of the drawings.専門家たちはその絵の制作年代について意見が分かれている。 Dad retired at the age of 56.父は56歳で定年退職した。at age 5/18 etc In Britain, schooling starts at age 5.イギリスでは、就学は5歳から始まる。4/15 etc years of age (=4, 15 etc years old)（＝4歳、15歳など） She was just over 16 years of age.彼女はちょうど16歳を少し過ぎたところだった。at my/your etc age (=when you are as old as me etc)（＝私と同じ年齢になったとき、など） At my age, it’s quite difficult getting up the stairs.私の年齢になると、階段を上るのはかなりつらい。over/under the age of 5/18 etc people over the age of 6565歳を超える人々for his/her etc age (=compared with other people of the same age)（＝同じ年齢の他の人と比べて） She’s tall for her age, isn’t she?彼女は年齢の割に背が高いですよね？Register語域In everyday English, people usually use the expression how old …? rather than using the noun age: What age is your brother? ➔ How old is your brother? | They asked me my age. ➔ They asked me how old I was.日常英語では、名詞 age を使う代わりに how old …? という表現がよく使われる：What age is your brother? ➔ How old is your brother? | They asked me my age. ➔ They asked me how old I was.2legal age [uncountable] the age when you are legally old enough to do something何かをすることが法的に認められる年齢: What’s the minimum age for getting a driver’s license?運転免許を取得するための最低年齢は何歳ですか？ You’re not allowed to buy alcohol. You’re under age (=too young by law).お酒を買うことは許可されていない。あなたは未成年だ（＝法律上、年齢が足りない）。 The normal retirement age is 65.通常の定年退職年齢は65歳だ。3period of life [countable, uncountable] one of the particular periods of someone’s life人生における特定の時期のひとつ: When you get to old age, everything seems to take longer.老年になると、何事も時間がかかるように感じる。 The early teens are often a difficult age.10代の前半はしばしば難しい年頃だ。4being old [uncountable] the state of being old老いた状態；老齢with age High blood pressure increases with age.高血圧は年齢とともに増加する。 Some of the furniture was showing signs of age.家具のいくつかは老朽化の兆しを見せていた。5period of history [countable usually singular] a particular period of history歴史上の特定の時代 SYN era: We are living in the age of technology.私たちは技術の時代に生きている。 Molecular biology is pushing medicine into a new age.分子生物学が医学を新しい時代へと押し進めている。 → in this day and age at day(6)► see thesaurus at period6ages [plural] (also an age) especially British English informalインフォーマル a long time長い時間；とても長い間:
Simon! I haven’t seen you for ages.サイモン！久しぶりだね。 That recipe takes ages.そのレシピはものすごく時間がかかる。it’s ages since/before/until etc something It’s ages since we’ve played that game.あのゲームをしてからもうずいぶん経つ。7come of age a)to reach the age when you are legally considered to be a responsible adult法的に責任ある成人とみなされる年齢に達すること；成年に達する b)if something comes of age, it reaches a stage of development at which people accept it as being important, valuable etc何かが成熟するとは、人々がそれを重要なもの、価値あるものなどとして受け入れる発展段階に達すること: During this period the movies really came of age as an art form.この時期、映画は芸術形式として本当に成熟した。 → New Age1, New Age2COLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meanings 1, 2 & 3— 意味 1、2 および 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + age形容詞／名詞 + ageold age (=the time when you are old)· the problems of old age· 老年の問題middle age (=between about 40 and 60)· He was in late middle age.· 彼は中年後期だった。a great/advanced age (=a very old age)· My aunt died at a great age.· 私のおばは大変な高齢で亡くなった。· Kirby is not alone in wanting to run his own business at an advanced age.· 高齢で自分の事業を営みたいと思っているのはカービーだけではない。a difficult/awkward age (=used mainly about the time when people are teenagers)· 13 – 16 is often a difficult age.· 13歳から16歳はしばしば難しい年頃だ。retirement age· The risk of experiencing poverty is much greater for those over retirement age.· 退職年齢を超えた人々は、貧困を経験するリスクがはるかに高い。school age· Children should start doing homework as they approach high school age.· 子どもたちは高校生になる年齢に近づくにつれて、宿題をし始めるべきだ。school-leaving age British English· The government is proposing to raise the minimum school-leaving age.· 政府は最低就学義務年齢の引き上げを提案している。the legal age· In the US, the legal age for drinking alcohol is 21.· 米国では、飲酒の法定年齢は21歳だ。the minimum age· 16 years is the minimum age to drive a car.· 16歳が自動車を運転できる最低年齢だ。the voting age· plans to bring down the voting age from 18 to 16· 投票年齢を18歳から16歳に引き下げる計画the marrying age· She was 28 – long past the usual marrying age.· 彼女は28歳で、通常の結婚適齢期をとっくに過ぎていた。phrasesフレーズfrom an early/young age· She’d been playing the piano from a very early age.· 彼女はとても幼い頃からピアノを弾いていた。at an early/young age· Kids can start learning a second language at a young age.· 子どもたちは幼い頃から第二言語を学び始めることができる。somebody (of) your own age· He needs to find people his own age.· 彼は自分と同い年の人を見つける必要がある。of childbearing age (=at the age when a woman can have children)· It is against the law to refuse to employ a woman of childbearing age because she may become pregnant.· 妊娠する可能性があるという理由で出産可能年齢の女性の雇用を拒否することは違法だ。of working age· 55 percent of the people are of working age.· 人口の55パーセントが労働年齢にある。the age of consent (=when you are legally allowed to marry or have sex)· At 15, the girl was under the age of consent.· 15歳のその少女は性的同意年齢に達していなかった。age + NOUNage + 名詞an age group/bracket/range· Men in the 50–65 age group are most at risk from heart disease.· 50〜65歳の年齢グループの男性は心臓病のリスクが最も高い。· The school takes in children from the seven to eleven age range.· その学校は7歳から11歳の年齢層の子どもを受け入れている。an age limit· There’s no upper age limit for drivers.· ドライバーに年齢の上限はない。age discrimination· laws against age discrimination in the workplace· 職場における年齢差別に対する法律verbs動詞get to/reach/live to a particular age· One in three children here die before they reach the age of 5.· ここでは3人に1人の子どもが5歳になる前に亡くなる。· The number of people living to to the age of 80 has doubled in the last fifty years.· 過去50年間で、80歳まで生きる人の数が2倍になった。lower/raise the age (=at which something can be done)· The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.· 投票年齢が21歳から18歳に引き下げられた。look/feel your age (=look or feel as old as you really are)· The singer is 46, but she doesn’t look her age at all.· その歌手は46歳だが、まったくその年に見えない。· I keep getting aches in my legs and I’m starting to feel my age.· 足が痛むことが多くなり、自分の年齢を実感し始めている。act your age (=behave in the way that a person of your age should behave)· It’s time he started acting his age.· そろそろ年相応の振る舞いをする時だ。ask/say your age (=ask or say how old you are)· It’s rude to ask a woman her age.· 女性に年齢を聞くのは失礼だ。COLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meaning 5– 意味 5the Ice Age (=one of the long periods of time, thousands of years ago, when ice covered many northern countries)the Stone Age (=the very early time in human history, when only stone was used for making tools, weapons etc)the Bronze Age (=the period of time, between about 6,000 and 4,000 years ago, when bronze was used for making tools, weapons etc)the Iron Age (=the period of time, about 3,000 years ago, when iron was first used for making tools, weapons etc)the Middle Ages (=the period in European history between about 1100 and 1500 AD)the Dark Ages (=the period in European history from 476 AD to about 1000 AD)the Elizabethan age (=the period 1558–1603 when Elizabeth I was queen of England)the Victorian age (=the period 1837–1901 when Victoria was queen of England)the industrial age (=the time during the late 18th and early 19th centuries when goods or substances such as coal and steel were first produced in large quantities using machines)the modern age (=from the 20th century until the present)· the technical and scientific achievements that ushered in the modern age· 現代という時代を切り開いた技術的・科学的業績the space age (=since vehicles were able to travel in space)the nuclear age (=since nuclear energy was used for weapons or energy)the computer age (=since computers became widely used)· the modern computer age· 現代のコンピュータ時代the information age (=since the Internet has become widely used)· Business has had to evolve in the information age.· ビジネスは情報化時代に合わせて進化しなければならなかった。a golden age (=a time of great happiness or success)· a television show from the golden age of British comedy· イギリスのコメディ黄金時代のテレビ番組a new age (=a time when things are better than they were in the past)· Supporters see the coming season as the dawning of a new age for the club.· サポーターたちは来シーズンをクラブにとっての新時代の幕開けと見ている。ageage2 verb (present participle aging or ageing British English) 1[intransitive, transitive] to start looking older or to make someone or something look older老けて見え始める、または人や物を老けて見せる: He was worried to see how much she’d aged.彼女がひどく老け込んでいるのを見て、彼は心配した。 The experience had aged him in advance of his years.その経験は彼を実際の年齢より老けさせていた。2[intransitive] to become older老いる；年を取る: The buildings are ageing, and some are unsafe.建物は老朽化しており、一部は安全でない。3[intransitive, transitive] to improve and develop in taste over a period of time, or to allow food or alcohol to do this時間をかけて味が向上・熟成する、または食品やアルコールをそのようにすること；熟成させる SYN mature: Cheddar cheese ages well.チェダーチーズはよく熟成する。 The whisky is aged for at least ten years.そのウイスキーは少なくとも10年間熟成される。
1[intransitive, transitive] to start looking older or to make someone or something look older老けて見え始める、または人や物を老けて見せる: He was worried to see how much she’d aged.彼女がひどく老け込んでいるのを見て、彼は心配した。 The experience had aged him in advance of his years.その経験は彼を実際の年齢より老けさせていた。2[intransitive] to become older老いる；年を取る: The buildings are ageing, and some are unsafe.建物は老朽化しており、一部は安全でない。3[intransitive, transitive] to improve and develop in taste over a period of time, or to allow food or alcohol to do this時間をかけて味が向上・熟成する、または食品やアルコールをそのようにすること；熟成させる SYN mature: Cheddar cheese ages well.チェダーチーズはよく熟成する。 The whisky is aged for at least ten years.そのウイスキーは少なくとも10年間熟成される。