over-ageadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvərˈeɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈeɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, age n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + age n. Compare earlier over-aged adj.

That is over a certain age or limit of age; too old.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > older than an age > too old for

over-aged1484

over-age1857

1857 H. P. Peet On Legal Rights & Responsibilities of Deaf & Dumb 58 There is no judge or lawyer, who would not sooner believe the artless relation of his child of five or six years..than the oath of an over-age witness whose interests or feelings are involved in the cause.

1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 174 Rather keep a good over~age ewe than a bad young one.

1930 Times 21 Mar. 14/4 France..possesses a good many serviceable over-age ships in commission.

1953 J. H. S. Bossard Parent & Child x. 179 It is assumed that an overage parent is one who is more than twentyseven years older than a particular child.

2000 G. P. Fletcher Rethinking Criminal Law iii. 162 Suppose the accused engages in sexual intercourse with a girl he takes to be under the age of consent; in fact, she is overage. Is he guilty of attempted statutory rape?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-age
释义	over-ageadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvərˈeɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈeɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, age n. Etymology: < over- prefix + age n. Compare earlier over-aged adj. That is over a certain age or limit of age; too old. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > older than an age > too old for over-aged1484 over-age1857 1857 H. P. Peet On Legal Rights & Responsibilities of Deaf & Dumb 58 There is no judge or lawyer, who would not sooner believe the artless relation of his child of five or six years..than the oath of an over-age witness whose interests or feelings are involved in the cause. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 174 Rather keep a good over~age ewe than a bad young one. 1930 Times 21 Mar. 14/4 France..possesses a good many serviceable over-age ships in commission. 1953 J. H. S. Bossard Parent & Child x. 179 It is assumed that an overage parent is one who is more than twentyseven years older than a particular child. 2000 G. P. Fletcher Rethinking Criminal Law iii. 162 Suppose the accused engages in sexual intercourse with a girl he takes to be under the age of consent; in fact, she is overage. Is he guilty of attempted statutory rape? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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