decrepit
decrepit
[dɪˈkrɛpɪt]
adjective
decrepitude
noun
语源
[dɪˈkrɛpɪt]
adjective
- (of a person) elderly and infirm
（人）衰老的
a rather decrepit old man.
相当衰弱的老翁。
■worn out or ruined because of age or neglect
衰败的，年久失修的，荒废的
a row of decrepit houses.
一排破烂不堪的房屋。
decrepitude
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- 'down' + crepitus, past participle of crepare 'rattle, creak'
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