Question

elderly adj.上了年纪的;过了中年的;较老的;n.老人;

Accepted Answer

英[ˈeldəli]  美[ˈeldərli] ADJ-GRADED年长的;上年纪的You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old.例：...an elderly couple...老夫妇例：Many of those most affected are elderly.受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。ADJ-GRADED老式的;老掉牙的If you describe an object as elderly, you are referring, often in a humorous way, to the fact that it is rather old or old-fashioned and not as good or efficient as a new one would be.例：Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。

单词	elderly
音标	英[ˈeldəli] 美[ˈeldərli]
解释	adj.上了年纪的;过了中年的;较老的;n.老人;
例句	ADJ-GRADED 年长的;上年纪的 You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old. 例：...an elderly couple...老夫妇例：Many of those most affected are elderly.受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。 ADJ-GRADED 老式的;老掉牙的 If you describe an object as elderly, you are referring, often in a humorous way, to the fact that it is rather old or old-fashioned and not as good or efficient as a new one would be. 例：Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。
变形

Elderly Adj Graded 英[ˈeldəli 美[ˈeldərli Adj.上了年纪的;过了中年的;较老的;N.老人 年长的;上年纪的 Polite 例：...An

Elderly Adj Graded 英[ˈeldəli 美[ˈeldərli Adj.上了年纪的;过了中年的;较老的;N.老人年长的;上年纪的 Polite 例：...An