octogenarian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/    美 /ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
    — Mama was by no means the only grandma present, for the octogenarians had turned out en masse from their huts and lean-tos and were paddling about, diving and splashing as unconcernedly as though they really belonged in the sea rather than on land.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or related to eightysomethings. not-comparable

词形变化

octogenarians plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”).
词源 2
From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”).
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