形容词

1. Who will take care of the elderly?
谁来照料上了年纪的人？

2. My father is rather elderly now and can't walk very fast.
我的父亲挺老了，走路走不快。

3. He was rather elderly with grey hair and clear blue eyes.
他上了年纪，头发灰白，蓝色的眼睛闪着光芒。

1. 老年人：elastin 弹性蛋白 | elderly 老年人 | elementary school 小学

2. 稍老的：elder 年长者 | elderly 稍老的 | eldership 长辈

3. 老年的：middle -aged 中年的 | elderly 老年的 | old 老的

4. 年长的：elderly 年长的 | neighbor 邻居 | puppy-eyes 可怜地

1. 年长的;上年纪的
You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old.

e.g. ...an elderly couple...
老夫妇
e.g. Many of those most affected are elderly.
受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。

2. 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.

e.g. 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。

noun

1. people who are old collectively

e.g. special arrangements were available for the aged

Synonym: aged