senile
senile 英 [ˈsi:naɪl] 美 [ˈsiˌnaɪl, ˈsɛnˌaɪl]
adj. 高龄的；老衰的；高龄所致的
- The word senile describes a person who is experiencing dementia brought about by old age — in other words, someone showing signs of senility.
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- adj. 高龄的；老衰的；高龄所致的
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1. And, if I had been one of those lucky enough to be born, I doubt that I would today be celebrating my 70th birthday, in good health and, as I like to think, not yet senile.
而且，即使我有幸成为其中一个幸运儿，我不知道今天还在庆祝70岁生日的我是否还健康如故，就像我经常想的那样，我依然青春如故。
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2. As the settled, wealthier nation becomes soft and “senile, ” Khaldun observed–and ultimately either unwilling or incapable of overcoming the threat from their more savage neighbor.
赫勒敦观察到，随着生活的安定，富国变得软弱而“衰落”——最终，变得不愿或不能克服其野蛮邻居的威胁。
- senile (adj.) 1660s, "suited to old age," from French sénile (16c.), from Latin senilis "of old age," from senex (genitive senis) "old, old man," from PIE root *sen- "old." Meaning "weak or infirm from age" is first attested 1848.
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