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[TOP]second childhood ˌsecond <ʃOŋð style="font-weight:normal">'childhood noun [U] 1. someone who is in their second childhood is old, and their mental abilities are greatly reduced 第二童年，老年昏聩期〔指人到老年智力大幅衰退的时期〕 [TOP]second childhood noun only singular » when someone starts to behave like a child, especially because of mental weakness caused by old age （尤因年老智力衰退造成的）第二童年期 Her grandfather's in his second childhood and talks nonsense most of the time. 她祖父年老昏聩，大多数时候总是不知所云。 [TOP]second childhood
1.N-SING 单数名词 第二童年;老年昏聩状态 If you say that an old person is in their second childhood, you mean that their mind is becoming weaker and that their behaviour is similar to that of a young child.
...his rapid descent into a second childhood. 他迅速恶化至老年昏聩状态