"dotage" in Chinese (Simplified)
老年迟钝年迈
Definition
一个人年老时的时期，常常精神或身体不再敏锐，有时会表现出困惑或记忆力减退。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
正式、文学性或稍显过时，很少在日常对话中出现，除非幽默或夸张地用。常与年老导致的精神衰退相关，口语里一般不用。常见如“in one's dotage（在晚年）”的表达。
Examples
He spent his dotage living in the countryside.
他在**晚年**住在乡下。
In her dotage, she often forgot people's names.
在她的**老年迟钝**时期，她经常忘记人名。
His family took care of him during his dotage.
家人在他**老年迟钝**时照顾了他。
He started gardening a lot more in his dotage—it kept him busy.
他在**晚年**更加热衷于园艺——这样让他有事可做。
She's not as sharp as she used to be; her children joke that she's entering her dotage.
她没以前那么机敏了，孩子们笑说她开始进入**老年迟钝**。
Many artists keep creating incredible work well into their dotage.
许多艺术家即使在**晚年**也能创作出令人惊叹的作品。