"the state of one who dotes," c. 1300; see dote + -age. Originally of all sorts of mental impairment, not just that resulting from old age. First recorded late 14c. for "senility."
双语例句
1. Even in his dotage, the Professor still sits on the committee.
即便上了年纪，教授仍然是委员会的一员。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Sarah moved back in with her father so that she could look after him in his dotage.
萨拉搬回来与父亲同住,好在他年老时照顾他.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Merlin fell in a dotage on the damsel.
墨林深深地爱上那少女.
来自辞典例句
4. I'm not in my dotage yet ; I can still drive to Gilly.
我还没到老糊涂的年纪呢, 我可以自己开车到吉利去.
来自互联网
5. From then on, he regarded his blindness as God's special dotage.
