elderly

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How to pronounce elderly in British English: 英 [ˈeldəli]word uk audio image

How to pronounce elderly in American English: 美 [ˈeldərli] word us audio image

  • Adjective:
    advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

单词词源

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."

双语例句

1. Many private firms provide long-term care for the elderly .
2. The elderly vote in greater numbers than the young .
3. Elderly evacuees have reclaimed their homes .
4. Predictably it is elderly farmers , doctors and small businessmen who are most against it .
5. Asks an elderly tomato seller .

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