1789, with -an + French octogénaire "aged 80," from Latin octogenarius "containing eighty," from octogeni "eighty each," related to octoginta "eighty," from octo "eight" (see eight) + -genaria "ten times," from PIE *dkm-ta-, from *dekm- "ten" (see ten). As an adjective from 1784.
octogenarian 英文释义
1. someone whose age is in the eighties
octogenarian 双语例句
1. She is very active for an octogenarian.
她已经是八旬老人了,还很精神.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. She is a very active octogenarian.
她已经是八旬老人了，还很精神。
来自辞典例句
3. I saw a very beautiful old lady, octogenarian person, very unruffled very gentle appearance.
