elderly

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old. 上年纪的[礼貌]
There was an elderly couple on the terrace. 露台上有一对上年纪的老人。
2. N-PLURAL The elderly are people who are old. 老年人
The elderly are a formidable force in any election. 老年人在任何选举中都是一股强大的力量。

An elderly couple live next door .
Please give up your seat to an elderly or disabled person if they require it.
She was too elderly and infirm to remain at home .
I took my elderly parents to look at some new houses .
An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead .