The elderly residents of the coastal town often gather at the community center for afternoon lectures on local history.
这个沿海小镇的老年居民经常聚集在社区中心，参加关于当地历史的下午讲座。
A public health official claims that a citywide campaign promoting mask use during flu season significantly reduced flu-related emergency room visits among elderly residents specifically.
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Which choice best defines “elderly”?
A — Old. “elderly” means old.
Which word means “old”?
C — elderly. “elderly” means old.
elderly — old. In Chinese: 年老的，年长的.
elderly is pronounced /ˈeldərli/.
The elderly residents of the coastal town often gather at the community center for afternoon lectures on local history. (这个沿海小镇的老年居民经常聚集在社区中心，参加关于当地历史的下午讲座。)
aged, senior, old — all close in meaning to elderly (old).
young, youthful — each the opposite of elderly (old).
Yes. elderly is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
elder(older)+ly(adj).