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
- An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.
一位穿着褪色吊带工装裤的老人上了证人席。 - Elderly people are told that if they want to keep their minds nimble, they must use them.
老年人被告知，要想保持头脑灵敏，就必须要多动脑。 - Elderly people need time and compassion from their physicians.
老年人需要医生多花时间，还需要他们的关爱。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people.
他所犯的不止是偷窃罪，而是针对老年人的暴力犯罪。 - Frampton struck out blindly, hitting not Waddington, but an elderly man.
弗兰普顿乱打一通，没有打到沃丁顿却打到了一位老人。 - Elderly people are not in a position to make drastic changes at this stage of their life
上了年纪的人在他们这个人生阶段不会再有什么实质性的改变。 - 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。