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单词 octogenarian
释义

octogenarian

/ˌɒktə(ʊ)dʒɪˈnɛːrɪən /
noun
A person who is between 80 and 89 years old.His successor will, I'm sure, still be remembered with affection by many octogenarians....
  • Mostly in their fifties, the banañeros suffer from kidney failure, diminishing eyesight and bones that are weakening at the rate of octogenarians.
  • And when I read of the activities of many octogenarians, I think that relative to them I am still ‘middle-aged’.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin octogenarius (based on octoginta 'eighty') + -an.

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