An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick.
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a. 老的, 陳的, 有...歲的\\n[化] 老化的; 老化了的; 陳化的; 陳化了的
近義：old, stale, antique, obsolete, oldish, decrepit
反義：new, recent, fresh, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
paltry
['p?ltri]
adj. 微小的;不重要的;無價值的;可鄙的;
"The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns."
那些家長對家里雞毛蒜皮的小事沒什么興趣。
近義：inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, meaningless, measly, negligible
n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
a. 破爛的, 襤褸的
近義：ragged, raggedy, shabby, tatterdemalion, threadbare, wretched
反義：antiseptic, immaculate, neat, nice, pure, sheer
n. 上衣，外套;
vt. 給…穿上上衣[外套];蓋上;
?? 扣它（諧音）:扣好 外套別感冒 外套要扣（co）在（at）外面
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
這種光線下你看不清楚，其實我的新外衣帶棕色。
近義：pelage, fur, jacket, sportcoat, line, overlay
反義：bare, undress, expose
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er