senility
noun[U]
uk/sɪˈnɪl.ə.ti/us/səˈnɪl.ə.t̬i/thequalityof beingsenile(=showingpoormentalabilitybecause ofoldage):
年老，衰老；随年老出现的体力与思考力的减退Lowlevelsofseleniumin theelderlyarelinkedwith anincreasedriskofdementiaand senility.老年人体内硒含量低跟老年痴呆和思考力减退的风险增加有关。
Thehormonecandamagebraincellsandleadtoprematuresenility.这种激素会损害脑细胞，导致早衰。
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senile
- When hethoughtsomeonenoticedhismentalslips, he wouldsmilewarmlyandblamesenility.
- There is aworldofdifferencebetweenwaveringconcentrationandactualsenility.
- He has ashortmemorywhen it isconvenient, or is this senilitycreepingin?
The elderly
- a ripe old ageidiom
- age
- aged
- ageism
- ageist
- agism
- crock
- geriatric
- geriatrics
- gerontological
- gerontology
- infirmity
- nonagenarian
- oldie
- pension fund
- pensioner
- rest home
- the gray dollar
- the grey market
- the grey pound
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