Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1837
elderly
年老的；年长的
核心释义
old; advanced in years.
- 1.
老的；已活过相对多年头的。
old; having lived for relatively many years.
- 2.
指物体因老化而过时或脆弱。
Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
- 3.
年老的
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
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
用法In use
The elderly woman in the nursing home enjoys reading newspapers every morning.
用法提示：这里elderly作为形容词修饰woman，表示‘年老的’，是礼貌用语。
This bus has priority seats for the elderly and pregnant women.
用法提示：elderly在这里作名词化的形容词（the elderly），表示‘老年人’，是集合名词用法。
Doctors recommend that elderly people get a flu vaccine every year.
用法提示：elderly作为形容词修饰people，表示‘年老的’群体。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Elderly = 'older' + 'ly'，记住‘older’就是更老，所以elderly是年老的。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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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