Age 用作名詞時主要意為「年齡」。例如:
- Robert looks a lot older but he is actually the same age as me. (羅伯特看起來老很多,但他其實跟我同齡)
- The average age of the students was under 20. (這些學生的平均年齡不到 20 歲)
At the age of 意為「(某人) 幾歲時」,是個常用的片語。例如:
- His daughter started to learn the piano at the age of four. (他女兒四歲開始學鋼琴)
- The two brothers became professional tennis players at the ages of twenty-four and twenty-seven. (這兩個兄弟在 24 和 27 歲時成為職業網球選手)
At the age of 為固定用語,所以在指人的年齡時不可使用 in the age of。例如:
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