| 单词 | senior citizen |
| 释义 | > as lemmassenior citizen c. senior citizen, a term for an elderly person, esp. one who is past the age of retirement. Originally U.S.Frequently used in official communications and by the media as a euphemism for ‘old-age pensioner’. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > [noun] oldeOE morea1382 olderc1450 ancient1502 mouldy chopsa1640 antediluvian1648 prediluvian1690 emerit1710 pelt1757 old fogey1793 antique1801 relic1832 old head1838 oldster1846 elderling1863 the Ancient of Days1935 senior citizen1938 OAP1942 golden ager1948 coffin dodger1954 wrinkly1972 crumbly1976 geriatric1977 1938 Time 24 Oct. 12/2 Mr. Downey had an inspiration to do something on behalf of what he calls, for campaign purposes, ‘our senior citizens’. 1956 School & Society (U.S.) 12 May 169 As a basis for their education, it [sc. pragmatism] is good for the young, the middle-aged, and our senior citizens. 1962 British Advent Messenger 28 Sept. 30/2 Owing to the extensive alterations to be done it was October 27, 1958, before we could welcome any of those dear senior citizens who were so anxiously waiting to enter the Home. 1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 iv. 90 Vesperhaven House, a home for senior citizens that Inverarity had put up. 1969 Listener 23 Jan. 101/2 More organised resistance came from the ‘senior citizen’—or ‘old age pensioners’—lobby. 1974 H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World iv. 56 We staggered up the bank to the village like senior citizens en route to the post office to collect their pensions. 1977 B. Pym Quartet in Autumn xxi. 192 She is a retired person, a senior citizen, you might say. < as lemmas |
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