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senile [ˈsiˌnaɪl]:
If old people
become senile, they become confused, can no longer remember things, and are
unable to look after themselves.【老態龍鍾的;年老而無力自理的】
【分解】:
【字根】sen = old,表:年老。
【後缀】ile ,表形容詞。
【分析】:senile = 年老的。引申為:衰老的,老年的;高齡的。
For example,
I may be
senescent, but I'm not yet senile. 我有點顯老了, 但還沒有老得不中用。