Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1837
elderly
年老的；年长的
old; advanced in years.
- 1.
old; having lived for relatively many years.
老的；已活过相对多年头的。
- 2.
Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
指物体因老化而过时或脆弱。
- 3.
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
年老的
陈旧的；老式的；老的；已活过相对多年头的。；指物体因老化而过时或脆弱。；年老的；过了中年的
In use
The elderly woman in the nursing home enjoys reading newspapers every morning.
This bus has priority seats for the elderly and pregnant women.
Doctors recommend that elderly people get a flu vaccine every year.
elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
elderly + noun
elderly 作定语修饰人时，比 old 更礼貌。
She is an elderly woman.
她是一位年迈的妇女。
be elderly
表语用法，强调状态。
Both of my grandparents are elderly.
我的祖父母都年事已高。
the elderly
Connections
Collocations
- elderly people
- 老年人
- The park is popular among elderly people.这个公园很受老年人欢迎。
- elderly parents
- 年迈的父母
- She moved back to her hometown to care for her elderly parents.她搬回老家照顾年迈的父母。
- elderly population
- 老年人口
- The country's elderly population is growing rapidly.该国的老年人口正在迅速增长。
- elderly care
- 老年人护理
- Elderly care is a major concern in many developed nations.老年人护理是许多发达国家的主要关注点。
- elderly patients
- 老年患者
- Elderly patients often require more personalized attention.老年患者通常需要更个性化的关怀。
- elderly relatives
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Elderly = 'older' + 'ly'，记住‘older’就是更老，所以elderly是年老的。
Context & Register
正式/礼貌的用语，多用于正式场合或涉及老年人群的语境（如医疗、社会服务）中。在非正式场合可能略显正式，但仍属中性偏礼貌。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-erly' spelling ending but do not perfectly rhyme with 'elderly' because the stressed vowel and following consonant clusters differ. Only 'westerly' has the same stressed vowel /ɛ/, but the consonants after it differ.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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