Definition of dotard in English:

dotard

nounˈdəʊtədˈdoʊdərd

An old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined.
（尤指衰弱或昏聩的）老人，老糊涂
Example sentencesExamples
- Which, unfortunately, the wilting dotards are too frightened to do themselves.
- But his would-be debonair, self-satisfied yet insecure dotard could not be more appropriately laughable or pitiful.
- He wants to reform the impossibly cliquey party, long ruled by smug dotards who have turned political nest-feathering into a national art-form to rival ikebana and origami.
- Some people, including some opponents, seem to feel that this malevolent dotard was, somewhere, innocent of proper thought and responsibility.
- In Laputa Gulliver finds the wise men so wrapped up in their speculations as to be utter dotards in practical affairs.
Synonyms
retired person, pensioner, old-age pensioner, oap

Origin

Late Middle English: from dote + -ard.

Definition of dotard in US English:

dotard

nounˈdoʊdərdˈdōdərd

An old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined.
（尤指衰弱或昏聩的）老人，老糊涂
Example sentencesExamples
- Which, unfortunately, the wilting dotards are too frightened to do themselves.
- Some people, including some opponents, seem to feel that this malevolent dotard was, somewhere, innocent of proper thought and responsibility.
- He wants to reform the impossibly cliquey party, long ruled by smug dotards who have turned political nest-feathering into a national art-form to rival ikebana and origami.
- But his would-be debonair, self-satisfied yet insecure dotard could not be more appropriately laughable or pitiful.
- In Laputa Gulliver finds the wise men so wrapped up in their speculations as to be utter dotards in practical affairs.
Synonyms
retired person, pensioner, old-age pensioner, oap

Origin

Late Middle English: from dote + -ard.

单词	dotard
释义	Definition of dotard in English: dotard nounˈdəʊtədˈdoʊdərd An old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined. （尤指衰弱或昏聩的）老人，老糊涂 Example sentencesExamples Which, unfortunately, the wilting dotards are too frightened to do themselves. But his would-be debonair, self-satisfied yet insecure dotard could not be more appropriately laughable or pitiful. He wants to reform the impossibly cliquey party, long ruled by smug dotards who have turned political nest-feathering into a national art-form to rival ikebana and origami. Some people, including some opponents, seem to feel that this malevolent dotard was, somewhere, innocent of proper thought and responsibility. In Laputa Gulliver finds the wise men so wrapped up in their speculations as to be utter dotards in practical affairs. Synonyms retired person, pensioner, old-age pensioner, oap Origin Late Middle English: from dote + -ard. Definition of dotard in US English: dotard nounˈdoʊdərdˈdōdərd An old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined. （尤指衰弱或昏聩的）老人，老糊涂 Example sentencesExamples Which, unfortunately, the wilting dotards are too frightened to do themselves. Some people, including some opponents, seem to feel that this malevolent dotard was, somewhere, innocent of proper thought and responsibility. He wants to reform the impossibly cliquey party, long ruled by smug dotards who have turned political nest-feathering into a national art-form to rival ikebana and origami. But his would-be debonair, self-satisfied yet insecure dotard could not be more appropriately laughable or pitiful. In Laputa Gulliver finds the wise men so wrapped up in their speculations as to be utter dotards in practical affairs. Synonyms retired person, pensioner, old-age pensioner, oap Origin Late Middle English: from dote + -ard.
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