senility

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence. uncountable
    — Near-synonym: second childhood
  2. The losing of memory and reason due to senescence. uncountable
    — He was entering his years of senility and not liking it a bit.
  3. An elderly, senile person. archaic,countable
    — There was no need for George Playford to talk as if they were doddering senilities.

词形变化

senilities plural sinility alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
presenility
相关词
senile

词源

Etymology tree
English senile
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English senility
From senile + -ity.
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