eld.er.ly
adj.（形容词）Being past middle age and approaching old age; rather old.上了年纪的：已过中年的，接近老年的；年岁大的，年老的Of, relating to, or characteristic of older persons or life in later years.老年的：关于老年人的或已过了壮年的生活的，属于老年人的或已过了壮年的生活的，或具有老年人和老年生活特点的n.（名词）pl. eld.er.lies An elderly person.【复数】 eld.er.lies 老年人pl. elderly (used with a pl. verb)Older people considered as a group. Often used withthe : 【复数】 elderly （与复数动词连用）对老年人的总称：被当作群体看待的老年人，经常与定冠词the 连用： 例句：special recreational programs for the elderly.为老年人设立的特殊娱乐计划
【引伸】
el.derliness
n.（名词）<参考词汇><同义词>elderly,old,aged,venerable,superannuatedThese adjectives are compared as they mean far along in years or life.One who iselderly is between middle age and old age: 这些形容词都表示年纪迟暮的或生活经历多的，但是各有不同。用elderly 来形容一个人是指他处于中年和老年之间： 例句：Elderly residents of the city could still recall the construction of the first skyscraper.这座城市的老居民还能回忆起建造第一幢摩天大楼的情形。
Old implies advanced years: Old 表示年迈的： 例句：.an old man`s eagle mind. (William Butler Yeats). .老人鹰般敏锐的思维. （威廉·巴特勒·叶芝）。
例句：.There are so few who can grow old with a good grace. (Richard Steele)..很少有人年愈古稀仍有风采. （理查德·斯梯尔）。
Aged emphasizes old age and usually suggests infirmity: Aged 强调老龄，通常意味着体弱： 例句：The Western world has yet to respect the aged members of its society as the Japanese do. One who isvenerable commands respect by virtue of dignity and age: 西方世界的人们要象日本人那样尊重社会的老年成员。 Venerable 形容因高龄和德行而让人敬仰的人：
例句：.a venerable-looking man, with white hair and beard and a face of great sagacity. (Samuel Butler)..他白发银须，脸庞睿智，看起来德高望重. （塞缪尔·巴特勒）。
Superannuated applies to one who has reached the age of retirement and has been pensioned (a superannuated civil servant ); the term can also refer to one too old for use, work, or service: Superannuated 指到了退休年龄并领取养老金的人（退休的公务员 ）； 这个词也用于指太老了而不能用、不能工作或服务： 例句：.He left the house . . . for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders. (Anthony Trollope)..他离开了家…为了供养十二位年老体衰的羊毛梳理工人. （安东尼·特罗洛普）
