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(of people 人 used as a polite word for ‘old’ 年纪较大的，上了年纪的（婉辞，与 old 同义） an elderly man/woman/lady 老人/女人/女士 an elderly couple 一对老年夫妇 She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives. 她在忙着照顾两个年老的亲戚。 elderly patients/residents 老年病人/居民
Synonyms oldold- elderly
- aged
- long-lived
- mature
- old having lived for a long time; no longer young:
She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year. 她上年纪了，明年就 75 岁了。
- elderly (rather formal
) used as a polite word for ‘old’: old 的委婉语，指年纪较大的、上了年纪的： She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives. 她在忙着照顾两个年老的亲戚。
- aged (formal
) very old: 指年迈的、年老的： Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful. 年迈的亲戚住在家里有时压力相当大。
- long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time:
Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived. 我们家每个人都特别长寿。
- mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young:
clothes for the mature woman 成年妇女的服装
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb2Her parents are quite elderly now. 她的父母现在已经很老了。 The local council provides services to care for elderly people living at home. 地方议会为居家老人提供护理服务。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryElderly is used with these nouns:- aunt
- couple
- father
- …
- the elderlynoun [plural]
people who are old 老人；上了年纪的人 Children and the elderly are those most at risk from the infection. 儿童和老人是感染风险最大的人群。
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elderly adj.
⇨ old 2
elderly
Old (of people): ancient, elderly, old...
Old people: the aged, centenarian, the elderly...
Old (of things): aged, ageing, age-old...
Old-fashioned: old-fashioned, primitive, obsolete...
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