elderly

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a. 过了中年的, 稍老的

发音

US /ˈɛldɚli/
UK /ˈɛldəli/

词形变化

elderlies 复数 elderlies more elderly 比较级 most elderly 最高级

别名

ESMI

教材释义与例句

形容词

上了年纪的；过了中年的；稍老的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Older people as a whole.

    the elderly

    health insurance and retirement income for the elderly

  2. 2.

    An elderly person.

    He lives next door to an elderly.

    He lives next door to some elderlies.

adj. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    old; having lived for relatively many years.

    老

  2. 2.

    Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

aged

上位词 2

age group cohort
形容词

同义词 3

older senior aged

近义相关 1

old

相关短语

elderly care

词源

From elder + -ly.

来源：wiktionary