English Dictionary

silver ceiling

noun

An informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement, in employment and elsewhere, for middle-aged and elderly people.

The silver ceiling in the ballroom shimmered in the candlelight.

意味（1）

An informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement, in employment and elsewhere, for middle-aged and elderly people.

Although society won't change its negative impressions about aging overnight, we are beginning to see real cracks in the silver ceiling, the point at which age becomes a serious obstacle to employment.