| 正面 | 2925.elderly 英 ['eldəlɪ]美 ['ɛldɚli]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. pre- + tend-.2. 字面含义：stretch before, stretch beyond real condition.3. 这里的before其实是指伸展太过前，而超出了实际情况。由此引申为跟作假、欺骗、不切实际相关的含义。4. 由此引申为：假装；伪装；伪称，佯称；自命；自称等含义。5. 其实stretch本身就具有：夸大、夸张、夸大其词、言过其实、滥用、歪曲等含义，这本身就是对stretch伸展过度的一种引申；而这里只不过通过词根词缀的形式将其更加具体化、明确化。adj. 上了年纪的；过了中年的；稍老的 例句： 1. We usually think of a victim of mugging as being someone elderly.我们通常以为被拦路抢劫的受害者是老年人。 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."" |