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
- 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。 - Women are more likely than men to be carers of elderly dependent relatives.
和男人相比，女人更有可能照看无法独立生活的年老亲戚。 - Richard was uneasy about how best to approach his elderly mother
最好如何去跟年迈的母亲谈，理查德心里没有数。 - The local government listed him as an elderly person of no family.
当地政府把他列为孤寡老人。 - The elderly relative had died of old age.
这位年事已高的亲戚得享天年。 - An elderly woman was strewing the floor with French chalk so that the dancing shoes would not slip
一位老妇人正在往地板上撒滑石粉以防止舞鞋打滑。 - 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。 - 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。 - An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
一位双臂交叉的老妇人演唱了高音部。 - 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。