1 ADJ-GRADED 年长的;上年纪的 You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old. 年长的;上年纪的 [politeness]
The elderly are people who are old.
年长者;上年纪的人 2 ADJ-GRADED 老式的;老掉牙的 If you describe an object as elderly, 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. →see usage note at: elder 老式的;老掉牙的
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