at the age of/by the age of
at the age of表示“在……岁时”,后面接基数词,强调某一时刻的情况或动作,用于一般过去时,作时间状语。例如:
At the age of six,he began to learn English.他六岁的时候开始学英语。
She learned to play the piano at the age often.她十岁的时候学弹钢琴。
by the age of表示“到……岁的时候”、“在……岁以前”,后面接基数词,强调到某一时刻为止的结果,用于过去完成时或将来完成时,作时间状语。例如:
By the age of sixteen,he had learned to drive a car.到十六岁的时候,他已经学会了开小汽车。
You will have learned more than 2000 English words by the age of fourteen.
到你十四岁的时候,你将学会2000多个英语单词。