1ADJ-GRADED 年长的;上年纪的 You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old. 年长的;上年纪的 [politeness]
...an elderly couple.
老夫妇
Many of those most affected are elderly.
受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。
The elderly are people who are old.年长者;上年纪的人
The elderly are a formidable force in any election.
老年人在任何选举中都是一股不可小觑的力量。
2ADJ-GRADED 老式的;老掉牙的 If you describe an object as elderly, you are referring, often in a humorous way, to the fact that it is rather old or old-fashioned and not as good or efficient as a new one would be. →see usage note at:elder老式的;老掉牙的
Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.