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🔑 eld·er·lyBrE /ˈeldəli/NAmE /ˈeldərli/ adjective🔑 (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 couple 一对老年夫妇◆elderly relatives 年老的亲戚oldelderly ⬥ aged ⬥ long-lived ⬥ mature These words all describe sb/sth that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time. 以上各词均形容人年纪大、长寿或事物古老、持久。 - old having lived for a long time; no longer young 指年老、年纪大：◆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 指寿命长的、长寿的、经久耐用的、持久的：◆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 sb is no longer young 礼貌或幽默的说法，指某人已成年或不再年轻：◆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
the elderly noun [pl.] people who are old 老人；上了年纪的人 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 adolescent, age, elderly, generation, infant, juvenile, middle-aged, minor, teenage, young |