① aged意為“年老的,老的”,表示年歲已高,含有衰弱之意;aged還可表示“……歲的”,常作表語。
She helped take care of her aged grandfather. 她幫助照顧年邁的祖父。
The sick and the aged need our help. 病人和老年人需要我們的幫助。
He was aged six when he went to school. 他6歲上學(xué)。
② elder意為“年紀(jì)較長的”,指家庭兄弟姐妹之間的年齡較長者,也可表示一群人中年齡較大者。
My elder brother is a teacher. 我哥哥是個(gè)教師。
③ elderly意為“上了年紀(jì)的,中年以上的”,有雖漸入老境但不失尊嚴(yán)之意。
Her father is getting elderly now and can't walk very fast. 她父親已年邁,不能走得很快。
We should respect elderly people. 我們應(yīng)該尊敬上了年歲的人。