The centenarian, who grew up in an orphanage and first married when he was14, joined the Grenadier Guards and served in World War II before switching to the Navy. 百岁老人在孤儿院里长大,14岁时第一次结了婚。他参加过英国精锐部队的近卫步兵,并参与了第二次世界大战,之后又转到了海军。
Women accounted for an overwhelming85 percent of the centenarian population at24,245, nearly six times more than the number of men, the ministry said in a report. 据厚生劳动省的一份报告显示,百岁老人中的女性老人占大多数,为85%其总人数达到24245人,是百岁男性老人的近6倍之多。
centenarian
[ noun ]
someone who is at least 100 years old
<noun.person> [ adj ]
being at least 100 years old
<adj.all>
Centenarian \Cen`te*na"ri*an\, a. Of or relating to a hundred years. -- n. A person a hundred years old.