我可以说100 elderly people而不是100 elderly吗?
母语人士的回答
Rebecca
Elderly可以代替elderly people使用,但是由于elderly通常感觉脆弱和老年,因此这里的发言者指的是中性的elderly people 。示例: There is a home for elderly people near my neighborhood. (我们家附近有个供老年人使用的地方。)示例: Many elderly people live on my street. I enjoy chatting with them and hearing about their pasts. (许多老人住在我们家的小巷里。我喜欢谈论他们的过去。)