be senile
senile 指因年老而身心衰弱,并非单纯表示年长。
She is not senile; she just has a bad memory.
她并不衰老,只是记性不好。
衰老的;老年期的
老年的;与老年有关的。;因年老而身心衰弱;高龄的;老年期的;[医] 老年的
mentally or physically weak because of old age
老年的;与老年有关的。
Of, or relating to old age.
因年老而身心衰弱
mentally or physically infirm with age
The old man is senile but still recognizes his daughter.
那位老人已经老糊涂了,但仍然能认出自己的女儿。
用法提示:senile 为形容词,作表语,表示因年老而心智衰弱。
Her senile father often forgets to lock the door at night.
她那老糊涂的父亲经常忘记晚上锁门。
用法提示:senile 为形容词,作定语修饰 father,表示衰老糊涂的。
He became senile after his wife passed away, so his children take turns caring for him.
妻子去世后,他变得老糊涂了,所以孩子们轮流照顾他。
用法提示:senile 为形容词,作 become 的表语,表示变得衰老糊涂。
senile 指因年老而身心衰弱,并非单纯表示年长。
She is not senile; she just has a bad memory.
她并不衰老,只是记性不好。
Some people become senile in their eighties.
有些人八十多岁时变得衰老。
Senile dementia affects many older people.
老年痴呆症影响许多老年人。
较口语化,强调衰老引起的摇晃不稳或糊涂,常带贬义;语气比 senile 随意。
可形容人或物,贬义或怜悯意味较重,侧重衰败虚弱,不一定特指智力衰退。
较正式,泛指身体或精神虚弱,不一定与高龄相关;需与 with age 连用才明确表达“因年老衰弱的”意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子My grandfather is a senile.
正确表达My grandfather is senile.
senile 是形容词,不能像名词那样在前面加冠词 a;作表语时直接用 be senile 即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The government should build more homes for senile people.
正确表达The government should build more homes for elderly people.
senile 特指因年老而身心衰弱,常含医学或贬义;泛指“年老的”应用 elderly 或 old。
grammar · medium
易错句子My grandma has senile.
正确表达My grandma has senile dementia.
senile 是形容词,不能单独作疾病名称;“老年痴呆”的英文是 senile dementia,必须加上名词 dementia。
指年龄小;senile 侧重老年带来的身心衰退,二者对比时指生命阶段相反。
指身体或精神强健有力,是 senile(身心虚弱)的直接反义。
指头脑清楚、反应灵敏,与 senile 的痴呆、迟钝相对。
senior只表示年龄较大或职位、资历更高,不涉及因年老导致的身心衰退;senile则指因高龄而身心衰弱。
elderly是委婉地指“年纪大”,不带贬义也不描述具体病痛;senile则特指老年性心智或身体机能衰退,常含疾病意味。
senescent多指生物学上“正在变老/老化”的过程,不必然有疾病性衰退;senile强调因年迈而出现的明显身心衰弱。
老年性痴呆
My grandmother was diagnosed with senile dementia at the age of eighty.
我祖母八十岁时被诊断出患有老年性痴呆。
老年性白内障
Senile cataracts are a common cause of vision loss in older adults.
老年性白内障是老年人视力丧失的常见原因。
老年性变化
The doctor explained that these senile changes in the joints are normal for his age.
医生解释说,他关节的这些老年性变化在这个年龄是正常的。
老年性骨质疏松
Senile osteoporosis makes older people more likely to break a bone after a fall.
老年性骨质疏松使老年人摔倒后更容易骨折。
老年性健忘
A little senile forgetfulness is common, but severe memory loss needs medical attention.
轻微的老年性健忘很常见,但严重的记忆丧失需要就医。
sen-(老)+ -ile(形容词后缀);同根词:senior(年长的)、senescent(衰老的);同后缀词:fragile(易碎的)、fertile(肥沃的)
与老年认知衰退相关的病症,常与senile描述的状况关联。
指老年人身体机能衰退、行动无力,与senile的身体衰老含义相关。
涉及老年健康和老年人的医学领域,与senile同属老年相关话题。
老年人常见的认知问题,与senile所暗示的智力衰退相关。
指高龄人群,是senile所描述状态的常见人群背景。
我不是老糊涂了,我只是老了。
From the 1975 film 'The Sunshine Boys', written by Neil Simon; spoken by George Burns as Al Lewis, an aging former vaudeville performer.
出自1975年电影《The Sunshine Boys》(尼尔·西蒙编剧),乔治·伯恩斯饰演的年迈杂耍演员阿尔·刘易斯的台词。
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