decrepit
/dɪˈkrepɪt/adjective
1- (of a person) elderly and infirm(人)衰老的:
a rather decrepit old man.
相当衰弱的老翁。
1.1
- worn out or ruined because of age or neglect衰败的, 年久失修的, 荒废的:
a row of decrepit houses.
一排破败不堪的房屋。
派生词
decrepitude
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- 'down'+crepitus, past participle of crepare 'rattle, creak'.