aged

英 [eɪdʒd]

美 [eɪdʒd]

adj. …岁; 年迈的; (统称)老人
v. 变老; 使显老; 使变老; 使苍老; (使)成熟，变陈
age的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：aged　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2890 / COCA.8479

同义词辨析

old aged elderly【导航词义：年老的】

oldadj. 年老的

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指人岁数大、年老体衰的。

〔例证〕

He is too old to walk.
他太老了，走不动了。
A white-haired old man sat under the tree.
一位白发老人坐在树下。

agedadj. 〈正式〉年迈的，年老的

〔辨析〕

常用于指老人高龄的，含有年老体衰、老态龙钟之意，通常作定语。

〔例证〕

She helped take care of his aged grandmother.
她帮助照料他年迈的祖母。
He has an aged aunt.
他有一位年老的姑母。

elderlyadj. 上了年纪的，年老的

〔辨析〕

指人年老或渐老的，委婉用词，含有尊敬之意。

〔例证〕

He is an elderly man, about sixty.
他是个年约60岁的老人。
The elderly woman is still quite energetic.
这位上了年纪的老妇人仍然精力充沛。

adj.

Pronounced /eɪdʒd/ for meaning 1, and /'eɪdʒɪd/ for meanings 2 and 3. 义项1读作 /eɪdʒd/，义项2和3读作 /'eɪdʒɪd/。

ADJ …岁的
You useagedfollowed by a number to say how old someone is.
1. Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine.
  艾伦有两个孩子，分别为11岁和9岁。
ADJ 年迈的
Agedmeans very old.
1. She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
  她有一个年迈的父亲，可能会很不好相处。
N-PLURAL 老年人
You can refer to all people who are very old asthe aged.
1. ...people who work with the aged.
  为老年人服务的人们
See also:middle-aged

noun

people who are old collectively
1. special arrangements were available for the aged
Synonym:elderly

adj

(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
Synonym:cured
of wines, fruit, cheeses
1. mature well-aged cheeses
Synonym:ripened
advanced in years
1. aged members of the society
2. elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
3. senior citizen
Synonym:elderlyoldersenior
at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
1. aged rocks