septuagenarian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˌsɛptjʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/|/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/|/ˌsɛpt͡ʃʊəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/    /ˌsɛptəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/|/ˌsɛptəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/|/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/|/ˌsɛpt͡ʃəwəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.
    — Mary Moon, she's a vegetarian. Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon. Mary Moon, who will outlive all the septuagenarians.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or related to seventysomethings. not-comparable

词形变化

词源

词源 1
From Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuagenus (“70 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”).
词源 2
From Latin septuagenarius (“containing 70”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French septuagénaire, from Latin septuagenus (“70 each”) + -arius (“-ary”), from Latin septuāginta (“seven tens, 70”).
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