She took up painting at the ripe old age of 85.她85岁高龄时开始学习绘画。

They both lived to a ripe old age.他们两个人都活到了高龄。

She decided at the ripe old age of 23 that she'd learned all there was to know about human nature.她认定她在23岁这样的年纪就识透了人性的一切。