衰老

• 拼音: shuāi lǎo
• 汉字拆解: 衰 = 亠 + 口 + 衣 (decline); 老 = 耂 + 匕 (old age)

含义

Aging; senescent. Describes the gradual biological and physical decline associated with growing old.

Used in medical, biological, and everyday contexts to describe the natural aging process in living organisms. Anti-aging research often references 延缓衰老 (slowing down aging).

例句

1. 科学家正在研究如何延缓细胞衰老的过程。
2. 长期精神压力会加速人体的衰老速度。
3. 他虽然年事已高，但精神状态丝毫不显衰老。

用法指南

语境: medical, biology, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 保持规律运动有助于减缓身体衰老的进程。(Maintaining regular exercise helps slow down the process of physical aging.)
• 研究人员发现了一种与细胞衰老密切相关的基因。(Researchers identified a gene closely associated with cellular aging.)

错误说法

• 这个产品让你衰老 — use 显老 when meaning to look older; 衰老 sounds clinical and describes actual biological decline, not appearance

起源与历史

衰 (decline) + 老 (old age)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal