English Dictionary

senescent

形容詞

前置詞句

Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. / Characteristic of old age. / (cytology, of a cell) That ceases to divide.

日本語の意味

老いてきた、または時間の経過に伴い衰退した状態 / 老年に特徴的な状態 / （細胞学において）細胞分裂を停止した状態

The senescent oak in the courtyard dropped its last leaves, a quiet reminder of the passage of time.

中庭にある老いた樫の木は最後の葉を落とし、時の流れを静かに思い起こさせた。

意味（1）

Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.

And now, as the night was senescent / ⁠And star-dials pointed to morn— / ⁠As the star-dials hinted of morn— / At the end of our path a liquescent / ⁠And nebulous lustre was born

意味（2）

Characteristic of old age.

意味（3）

(cytology, of a cell) That ceases to divide.

When such lines and forms of organic development prevail, the individual, as the cell of the body, becomes soon senescent, drifting inevitably into age, decay, and death.

more senescent （ comparative ）

most senescent （ superlative ）