英語單詞

elderly是什麽意思

elderly

英 ['eldəlɪ] 美 ['ɛldɚli]
  • adj. 上了年紀的;過了中年的;稍老的

英文詞源


elderly (adj.)
"bordering on old age, somewhat old," 1610s, from elder + -ly (1). Now, generally, "old." Old English ealdorlic meant "chief, princely, excellent, authentic." Old English also had related eldernliche "of old time," literally "forefatherly."

雙語例句


1. We usually think of a victim of mugging as being someone elderly.
我們通常以為被攔路搶劫的受害者是老年人。

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2. The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple.
那輛失控的車猛衝到一條長椅上,撞傷了一對老夫婦。

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3. Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
那些大炮中有些看起來有點老掉牙了。

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4. They feel they are interacting productively with elderly patients.
他們覺得和年長的病人進行互動頗有益處。

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5. The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.
老人們生活在對襲擊和謀殺的恐懼之中。

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