◎ 老掉牙 lǎodiàoyá[antiquated;antediluvian;toothless;be as old as Adam; the Dutch have taken; Hollant;Queen Anne is dead] 陈旧过时 一辆老掉牙的赫德逊牌汽车-----------------国语辞典:极言老旧。如:「你说这个老掉牙的故事,怎么可能引起别人的兴趣。」英语 very old, obsolete, out of date法语 pointe (littérature), vieux comme le monde
谓人老年得贤子。后多指老年得子。-----------------国语辞典:称人父子都有美才。语本汉.孔融〈与韦休甫书〉:「不意双珠近出老蚌,甚珍贵之。」后引申为老年得子。宋.哀长吉〈朝中措.自从佳偶共黄姑〉词:「方喜阶庭联玉,又闻老蚌生珠。」又戏称高龄产妇生子。如:「她四十岁才生子,老蚌生珠,真不容易啊!」近老年得子英语 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom), fig. birthing a son at an advanced age