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

old aged elderly【导航词义：年老的】

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。

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。

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。

adj.

ADJ-GRADED 年长的;上年纪的
You useelderlyas a polite way of saying that someone is old.
1. ...an elderly couple...
  老夫妇
2. Many of those most affected are elderly.
  受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。
3. The elderlyare people who are old.
  年长者;上年纪的人
4. 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。
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.
1. 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。

noun

people who are old collectively
1. special arrangements were available for the aged
Synonym:aged

adj

advanced in years
1. aged members of the society
2. elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
3. senior citizen
Synonym:agedoldersenior

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。
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。
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。
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。
An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
一位双臂交叉的老妇人演唱了高音部。
Their fellow travellers are a mix of honeymooners, single girls on the prowl and elderly couples
他们的旅伴中有度蜜月的新人，有寻觅伴侣的单身女孩，也有老年夫妇。
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。
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。
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。