senile

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a. 高龄的, 衰老的, 老年期的 [医] 老年的

发音

UK /ˈsiːnaɪl/
其它
US /ˈsinaɪl/

词形变化

seniles 复数 seniles more senile 比较级 most senile 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is senile.

    过时 医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, or relating to old age.

    年老的

  2. 2.

    Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.

    老年痴呆

    冒犯

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

gaga doddering doddery

近义相关 1

old

相关短语

senile gangrene [医] 老年性坏疽 senile wart [医] 老年疣 senile warts senile angioma senile angiomas

词源

1660s; borrowed from French sénile, from Middle French senile, from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from senex (“old man”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

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