| 释义 |
the vale of years the vale of yearsThe last or declining years of one's age or career. Astride his motorcycle with thick chestnut hair and a deep, booming voice, my grandfather looks very little like a man who has slipped into the vale of years.See also: of, vale, yearthe vale of years the declining years of a person's life; old age. This expression comes from Shakespeare 's Othello: ‘for I am declin'd into the vale of yeares’.See also: of, vale, year |