柯林斯詞典elderly /??ld?l?/ 1. ADJ You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old. 上年紀(jì)的[禮貌] There was an elderly couple on the terrace. 露臺(tái)上有一對(duì)上年紀(jì)的老人。2. N-PLURAL The elderly are people who are old. 老年人 The elderly are a formidable force in any election. 老年人在任何選擧中都是一股強(qiáng)大的力量。 返回 elderly劍橋詞典 polite word for old （帶有敬意）年老的；上了年紀(jì)的；年紀(jì)較大的 elderly relatives /parents 年邁的親慼／父母 例句 An elderly couple live next door .Please give up your seat to an elderly or disabled person if they require it.She was too elderly and infirm to remain at home .I took my elderly parents to look at some new houses .An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead . 返回 elderly