老气横秋 (lǎo qì héng) — (derogatory) lacking youthful vigor; acting old beyond one's years; (derogatory) presuming on the prerogatives of age; being overly self-important
Definizione
An idiom (derogatory) for someone who acts stuffy, pompous, or aged beyond their years — often scolding a young person who behaves like an elder. The 横秋 emphasizes the 'bristling, overbearing' tone, not just being old.
idiom
(derogatory) lacking youthful vigoracting old beyond one's years(derogatory) presuming on the prerogatives of agebeing overly self-important
Esempi
- ，老气横秋。Tā cái èr shí suì, què zǒng shì yí fù lǎo qì héng de yàng zi.He's only twenty, but he always looks old beyond his years.
- ，老气横秋。Nián qīng rén yīng gāi huó pō yì diǎn, bú yào lǎo qì héng.Young people should be lively, not act old and stuffy.
- 老气横秋，。Tā shuō huà de yǔ qì lǎo qì héng, ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.His tone of voice is presumptuous and old-fashioned, making people uncomfortable.
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