elderly
英 [ˈeldəli]
美 [ˈeldərli]
adj. 年纪较大的，上了年纪的(婉辞，与old同义); 老人; 上了年纪的人
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1837 / COCA.2907
同义词辨析
oldadj. 年老的
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指人岁数大、年老体衰的。
〔例证〕
He is too old to walk.
他太老了，走不动了。
A white-haired old man sat under the tree.
一位白发老人坐在树下。
他太老了，走不动了。
A white-haired old man sat under the tree.
一位白发老人坐在树下。
agedadj. 〈正式〉年迈的，年老的
〔辨析〕
常用于指老人高龄的，含有年老体衰、老态龙钟之意，通常作定语。
〔例证〕
She helped take care of his aged grandmother.
她帮助照料他年迈的祖母。
He has an aged aunt.
他有一位年老的姑母。
她帮助照料他年迈的祖母。
He has an aged aunt.
他有一位年老的姑母。
elderlyadj. 上了年纪的，年老的
〔辨析〕
指人年老或渐老的，委婉用词，含有尊敬之意。
〔例证〕
He is an elderly man, about sixty.
他是个年约60岁的老人。
The elderly woman is still quite energetic.
这位上了年纪的老妇人仍然精力充沛。
他是个年约60岁的老人。
The elderly woman is still quite energetic.
这位上了年纪的老妇人仍然精力充沛。
牛津词典
adj.
- 年纪较大的，上了年纪的（婉辞，与old同义）
used as a polite word for old- an elderly couple
一对老年夫妇 - elderly relatives
年老的亲戚
- an elderly couple
- 老人；上了年纪的人
people who are old
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 年长的;上年纪的
You useelderlyas a polite way of saying that someone is old.- ...an elderly couple...
老夫妇 - Many of those most affected are elderly.
受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。 - The elderlyare people who are old.
年长者;上年纪的人 - The elderly are a formidable force in any election.
老年人在任何选举中都是一股不可小觑的力量。
- ...an elderly couple...
- ADJ-GRADED 老式的;老掉牙的
If you describe an object aselderly, you are referring, often in a humorous way, to the fact that it is rather old or old-fashioned and not as good or efficient as a new one would be.- Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。
- Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
英英释义
noun
- people who are old collectively
- special arrangements were available for the aged
adj
- advanced in years
- aged members of the society
- elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
- senior citizen
双语例句
- Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。 - The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.
老人们生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧之中。 - The company has been accused of mis-selling products to thousands of elderly investors.
该公司被指控向数千名老年投资者不正当销售其产品。 - A large majority of elderly Americans depend solely on social security income.
大多数上了年纪的美国人仰仗社会保险金过活。 - Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty
德肋撒嬷嬷是一位毕生致力于消除贫困事业的年迈修女。 - It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process
这种情况出现在老年人当中，显然是衰老过程的一部分。 - She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins
她带他们去拜访她那些不苟言笑的表兄表姐们。 - The elderly relative had died of old age.
这位年事已高的亲戚得享天年。 - The elderly man may not be typical, but he speaks for a significant body of opinion
这位老人也许并没有代表性，但他所说的话却代表着相当一部分人的观点。 - The Treasury has now agreed to ring-fence the money to ensure that it goes directly towards helping elderly people
财政部现在已经同意限制这笔钱的用途，以保证其直接用于帮助老年人。