octogenarian

英 [,ɒktə(ʊ)dʒɪ'neərɪən] 美 ['ɑktədʒə'nɛrɪən]
  • n. 八十岁到八十九岁的人
  • adj. 八十岁到八十九岁的

中文词源


octogenarian 八旬老人

octa-,八,-gen,十,词源同ten,dean,nonagenarian.即八十多岁的人,八旬老人。

英文词源


octogenarian (n.)
1789, with -an + French octogénaire "aged 80," from Latin octogenarius "containing eighty," from octogeni "eighty each," related to octoginta "eighty," from octo "eight" (see eight) + -genaria "ten times," from PIE *dkm-ta-, from *dekm- "ten" (see ten). As an adjective from 1784.

双语例句


1. She is very active for an octogenarian.
她已经是八旬老人了,还很精神.

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2. She is a very active octogenarian.
她已经是八旬老人了,还很精神。

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3. I saw a very beautiful old lady, octogenarian person, very unruffled very gentle appearance.
我看见了一个很美的老太太, 八十多岁的人了, 很安详很慈眉善目的样子.

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