adj.大约四十岁的;年近四十岁的
He is a fortyish man with pleasing personality. 他是位四十岁左右的男子,拥有令人快乐的个性。
May (fortyish, trim beard, ex-physicist) holds up a $9.95 digital audio tape, or DAT. 梅(四十几岁,修剪整齐的胡子,前物理学家)手里拿着一盘售价9.
It was lunchtime and the only officer on duty was a fortyish black man with short, pressed hair, a pencil mustache, and a neatly pressed brown suit. 当时是午饭时间,唯一值班的职员是个四十来岁的黑人男子,头发又短又平,上唇的胡子像铅笔一样直,一身棕色套装熨得笔挺。
and the third was a fortyish military man wearing the uniform of a high-ranking officer. 第三人是个军官,穿戴总兵服色,约莫四十来岁。