(dated)used euphemistically to describe someone old and feeble(舊，婉)年邁的，年老體衰的
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
(strike 某些義項的過去分詞)
Stricken is the past participle of some meanings of strike .
ADJ-GRADED
受煎熬的;患病的;遭受挫折的;受災(zāi)的
If a person or place is stricken by something such as an unpleasant feeling, an illness, or a natural disaster, they are severely affected by it.
例句
...a family stricken by genetically inherited cancer...受遺傳性癌癥折磨的一家Foreign aid workers will not be allowed into the stricken areas.國外救援人員不準(zhǔn)進(jìn)入災(zāi)區(qū)。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
受災(zāi)的, 遭損害的；經(jīng)受或不堪…之苦的
Supplies of food and medicine were rushed to the stricken city.食物和藥品被迅速運往受災(zāi)的城市。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. grievously affected especially by disease
2. (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;