dotage

🇬🇧 UK/'dɒtidʒ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A decline in mental ability associated with old age; also, excessive fondness or affection.

老耄,老糊涂;溺爱,过分宠爱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
dotageother
=dotage

Common Collocations

  • 1.in one's dotage老糊涂

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The domicile of the business entity must be specified in the corporate registration documents.

  • 2.

    In her dotage, grandmother sometimes confused her grandchildren's names with those of siblings.

  • 3.

    His excessive spending on luxury items was seen as a sign of dotage by his concerned family.

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