英语词汇“old person”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

► old person also old man, old woman, old lady

someone who has been alive for a long time. Old man, old woman, etc. does not always sound very polite:

The bus tours are a good way for old people to travel because everything is taken care of for them.

A little old lady with gray hair sat on the park bench feeding the pigeons.

➔ If you want to sound more polite, you can use elderly person/man/woman or older person/man/woman. Older person is more informal: He was an elderly man - probably in his eighties. | The older woman with Elsa is her grandmother.

► senior citizen also senior

an old person. Senior citizen or senior is more formal than old person, and you use it especially when you are talking about old people as a group. People also use it to avoid saying the word “old,” because some people get upset about being called old:

Seniors get a discount at the movie theater.

She works with senior citizens at a nursing home.

► the elderly

people who are old. The elderly sounds more polite and formal than old people:

The government spends a lot of money on health care for the elderly.

单词	old person
例句	old personold person /ˈoʊld ˌpɚsən/ noun also old man, old woman, old lady► old person also old man, old woman, old lady someone who has been alive for a long time. Old man, old woman, etc. does not always sound very polite: The bus tours are a good way for old people to travel because everything is taken care of for them. A little old lady with gray hair sat on the park bench feeding the pigeons. ➔ If you want to sound more polite, you can use elderly person/man/woman or older person/man/woman. Older person is more informal: He was an elderly man - probably in his eighties. \| The older woman with Elsa is her grandmother. ► senior citizen also senior an old person. Senior citizen or senior is more formal than old person, and you use it especially when you are talking about old people as a group. People also use it to avoid saying the word “old,” because some people get upset about being called old: Seniors get a discount at the movie theater. She works with senior citizens at a nursing home. ► the elderly people who are old. The elderly sounds more polite and formal than old people: The government spends a lot of money on health care for the elderly. ANTONYMS ➔ see child (1), teenager
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