"senility" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 老年癡呆
• 衰老（指精神或身體機能衰退）

Definition

老年癡呆是指因年老而導致精神或身體能力衰退的狀態，例如記憶力衰退或迷糊。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於醫學或正式語境，描述因年老導致的衰退；日常聊天時用詞需注意禮貌。常與“失智症”（較具體醫學詞語）混淆。

Examples

Senility can cause forgetfulness in elderly people.

**老年癡呆**會導致老年人健忘。

Doctors watched for signs of senility in their patients.

醫生們觀察病人是否有**老年癡呆**的跡象。

He worried that his grandmother was showing senility.

他擔心奶奶出現了**老年癡呆**的跡象。

Many people fear developing senility as they age.

許多人害怕隨著年齡增長出現**衰老**。

Symptoms of senility aren't always obvious at first.

**老年癡呆**的症狀一開始並不總是明顯的。

His forgetfulness was just a part of his senility, not something dangerous.

他的健忘只是**衰老**的一部分，並不是什麼危險的事。