(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。
派生 decrepitude noun 语源
late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- 'down' + crepitus, past participle of crepare 'rattle, creak'