eld·er·ly

adjective

/ˈeldəli/

/ˈeldərli/

(of people) 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年长的男人／女人／女士
- an elderly couple老年夫妇
- They were reunited at last with their elderly relatives.他们终于与年迈的亲戚团聚了。
- elderly patients/residents老年患者／居民
Synonyms old
oldelderly ▪ aged ▪ long-lived ▪ matureThese words all describe somebody/something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.
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’:
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:
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
Patterns
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple
Extra Examples
- Her 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.地方议会提供照顾居家老人的服务。
Topics Life stagesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Elderly is used with these nouns:
aunt
couple
father
…
the elderly
noun [plural] people who are old老人；上了年纪的人 Many people prefer to say elderly people, older people or (especially in the US) seniors if they need to refer to these people as a group.
- Children and the elderly are those most at risk from the infection.儿童和老年人是最容易受到感染的人群。
More Like This Plural adjectival nouns
Plural adjectival nouns
- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young
Topics Life stagesc1

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单词	elderly
释义	eld·er·ly adjective /ˈeldəli/ /ˈeldərli/ (of people) 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年长的男人／女人／女士 an elderly couple老年夫妇 They were reunited at last with their elderly relatives.他们终于与年迈的亲戚团聚了。 elderly patients/residents老年患者／居民 Synonyms oldoldelderly ▪ aged ▪ long-lived ▪ matureThese words all describe somebody/something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.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’: 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: 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 Patterns a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple Extra Examples Her 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.地方议会提供照顾居家老人的服务。 Topics Life stagesb2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryElderly is used with these nouns: aunt couple father … the elderly noun [plural] people who are old老人；上了年纪的人 Many people prefer to say elderly people, older people or (especially in the US) seniors if they need to refer to these people as a group. Children and the elderly are those most at risk from the infection.儿童和老年人是最容易受到感染的人群。 More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns the blind the deaf the destitute the dead the dying the elderly the faithful the homeless the injured the insane the jobless the middle aged the old the poor the rich the sick the squeamish the wealthy the wicked the wounded the young Topics Life stagesc1 Wordfinder adolescent age elderly generation infant juvenile middle-aged minor teenage young
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