Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
— Betty Friedan
· Age
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n. 階段;舞臺;戲劇;驛站;
vt.& vi. 上演，演出;籌辦，舉行;適于上演;坐公共馬車旅行;
vt. 舉行;展現;上演;籌劃;
vi. 適于上演，適合在舞臺上演出;乘公交車（或驛車）旅行;[軍事]中間集結，扎營;
?? sta=stand, 表示“站，立”+ge=age表名詞 → n.舞臺；戲劇；階段
"Education is taking centre stage in the government's plans."
教育正在成為政府計劃的核心。
近義：perform, playact, portray, represent, dramatise, come
反義：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
n. 機會;適當的時機良機;有利的環境，條件;
?? op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名詞 → 向港口靠近 →機會
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借機再次冷落我們.
近義：instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening
反義：hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
n. 力量;優點，長處;（光、聲、色等的）力度;人力[數];
?? streng=strong強壯的+th抽象名詞 →力量
"Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength."
紅色之類的顏色可給人以充滿活力與力量的感覺。
近義：heart, impetuosity, impetus, impulsiveness, ardour, mastery
反義：puniness, weakening, weariness, exinanition, debility, destructibility
aging
['eid?i?]
n. 老化;老齡化;（酒等的）陳化;熟化;
v. 使變老;（使）長大( age的現在分詞 );使顯老;使變老;使蒼老;
"Wine deepens on aging."
酒久藏而變醇.
近義：antique, archaic, passe, dated, decrepit, maturing
反義：juvenescence, modernization, rejuvenescence, renewal, renovation, revampment
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遺失，失去（ lose的過去式和過去分詞）;（使）失去（所需要的東西，尤指錢）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）損失;浪費;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我沒有站穩，仰面摔倒。
近義：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反義：discovered, safe
n. 年輕;青年，小伙子;初期，少年（青年）時期;〈集合詞〉青少年們;
?? 張牙舞爪的“幼獅”（諧音）充滿 青春的活力
"The youth was charged with three counts of burglary."
那位年輕人被控犯有三次盜竊罪。
近義：infancy, youthfulness, adolescence, hobbledehoy, juvenile, lad
反義：senescence, senility, agedness, dotage, eldership, ancientness