| 单词 | elderly |
| 释义 | Word Frequency elderly(ˈɛldəlɪ) adjective (of people) ▶ USAGE Referring to any group using the formula the elderly, the disabled is felt to be inappropriate because it glosses over people's individuality and perpetuatesstereotypes. It is preferable to use phrases such as disabled people and so forth. Many people also prefer to talk about older rather than elderly people for similar reasonsa. quite old; past middle age b. (as collective noun; preceded by the) the elderly ▶ Related adjective: geriatricDerived forms elderliness (ˈelderliness) noun |
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