elder 详细解释

elder

['eldə]

adj.年龄较大的, 年长的
n.长者, 长辈, [植]接骨木

a.

1. 年龄较大的

Her elder daughter is in college.

她的长女在上大学。

2. 从前的

3. 资格老的; 地位高的

An elder educator is due to lecture at 3 tomorrow afternoon.

一位资深教育家定于明天下午三点演讲。

n.

1. 年龄较大者[S1]

You are my elder by five years.

你比我大五岁。

2. 长者, 前辈[P]

In some things you must trust to your elders.

有些事, 你得信赖你的长者。

3. 前人, 祖先[P]

4. 元老, 长老[C]

词形变化

名词: eldership |

词义辨析

同义:

n.前辈; 年长者

older  senior  

反义:

n.前辈; 年长者

younger  junior  

英英释义

名词 elder:

a person who is older than you are

同义词：senior

any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

同义词：elderberry bush

any of various church officers

形容词 elder:

used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

同义词：older, sr.

补充

elderelder英:[ˈeldə] 美:[ˈɛldɚ]n.1.比我年长的人He is my elder by five years.他比我大五岁。2.长辈adj.1.年长的, 年龄较大的She has an elder brother.她有一个哥哥。

例句

1. He had none of his elder brother's charm.他哥哥的魅力他一点儿都没有。 2. my elder sister我的姐姐 3. The young have no respect for their elders.年轻人不尊重长者。 4. a meeting of tribal elders部落长老会议 5. my elder daughter.我的大女儿。 6. the elder of the two sons.两个儿子中的老大。 7. Pitt the elder.老皮特。 8. the elder Pliny.老普林尼。 9. schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders.学校的孩子们和那些比他们年长的人一样着迷。 10. take a bit of advice from your elders and betters.向长者征求一下意见。 11. she was two years his elder.她比他大两岁。 12. a council of village elders.村中族长的议事会。 13. My elder daughter is at university now but the other one is still at school.我的大女儿正在念大学，小女儿还在念中学。 14. an elder brother/sister哥哥；姐姐 15. Who is the elder of the two?这两个人谁的年纪比较大？ 16. He is her elder by several years.他比她大好几岁。 17. Do children still respect the opinions of their elders?长辈的话，现在的孩子们还听不听？ 18. my elder brother/sister [=my brother/sister who is older than I am]我的哥哥/姐姐 19. my elder son/daughter [=the older one of my two sons/daughters]我的大儿子/大女儿 20. He's the elder of her two brothers.他是她两个哥哥中的大哥。 21. Pliny the elder and his nephew Pliny the Younger老普利尼与他的侄子小普利尼 22. He was told to respect his elders. [=people who were older than he was]他被告知要尊敬长辈。 23. She learned from her elders.她向长辈们学习。 24. (formal) He was my elder by 11 months. [=he was 11 months older than I was]他比我大11个月。 25. (chiefly Brit) You should respect your elders and betters. [=people who are older and more important than you]你应该尊敬你的前辈们。 26. a village elder村里的族长 27. Traditions passed down by elders in the tribe.部落的长辈把传统传下来。 28. day care for elders [=the elderly]对老人的日间护理

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