🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

银发苍苍的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yín fà cāng cāng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Silver-haired/ˈsɪl.vər.hɛrd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"一位银发苍苍的老人正在公园里散步。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having hair that is grey or white in color, typically as a result of advanced age.

    "A distinguished, silver-haired gentleman opened the heavy oak door."
  2. 2

    Figuratively used to denote maturity, wisdom, or long-standing experience in a particular field.

    "The boardroom was led by a panel of silver-haired industry veterans."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'silver' (from Old English 'seolfor', denoting the precious metal and its lustrous grey-white color) and 'haired' (from Old English 'hǣr', referring to the filaments growing from the human head). The compound adjective emerged in the late Middle English period to vividly describe individuals whose hair has turned grey or white with age.

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