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"senescence" in Chinese (Traditional)

衰老

Definition

指生物體或細胞變老或出現老化徵兆的過程。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於科學、醫學領域,如「細胞衰老」。日常生活中較少使用,請勿與「老年癡呆」(精神衰退)或「老化」(更廣泛且通俗)混淆。

Examples

Senescence is a natural part of life for all living things.

**衰老**是所有生物生命中的自然過程。

Scientists study senescence to understand aging in humans.

科學家研究**衰老**以瞭解人類的老化。

In plants, senescence often means leaves turn yellow and fall off.

在植物中,**衰老**通常指葉子變黃並脫落。

Some animals show little senescence and live much longer than expected.

有些動物幾乎沒有**衰老**,壽命比預期長很多。

Cellular senescence helps protect us from cancer but can also cause tissues to age.

細胞**衰老**有助於防癌,但也可能導致組織老化。

We still have a lot to learn about what triggers senescence in different organisms.

我們對觸發不同生物體**衰老**的原因還有很多要學習。