eld·est

adjective

/ˈeldɪst/

(of people, especially of three or more members of the same family) oldest年龄最大的
- Tom is my eldest son.汤姆是我的长子。
Topics Family and relationshipsb2
the eldest
used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the oldest of three or more people（后面不紧跟名词，指三个或三个以上的人中）年龄最大的人
- the eldest of their three children他们的三个子女中最大的那个
Synonyms old
oldelderly ▪ aged ▪ long-lived ▪ matureThese words all describe somebody/something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.
old having lived for a long time; no longer young:
She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.她上年纪了，明年就 75 岁了。
elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’:
She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.她在忙着照顾两个年老的亲戚。
aged (formal) very old:
Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.年迈的亲戚住在家里有时压力相当大。
long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time:
Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.我们家每个人都特别长寿。
mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young:
clothes for the mature woman成年妇女的服装
Patterns
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple

Word OriginOld English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to old.

单词	eldest
释义	eld·est adjective /ˈeldɪst/ /ˈeldɪst/ (of people, especially of three or more members of the same family) oldest年龄最大的 Tom is my eldest son.汤姆是我的长子。 Topics Family and relationshipsb2 the eldest used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the oldest of three or more people（后面不紧跟名词，指三个或三个以上的人中）年龄最大的人 the eldest of their three children他们的三个子女中最大的那个 Synonyms oldoldelderly ▪ aged ▪ long-lived ▪ matureThese words all describe somebody/something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.old having lived for a long time; no longer young: She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.她上年纪了，明年就 75 岁了。 elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’: She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.她在忙着照顾两个年老的亲戚。 aged (formal) very old: Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.年迈的亲戚住在家里有时压力相当大。 long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time: Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.我们家每个人都特别长寿。 mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young: clothes for the mature woman成年妇女的服装 Patterns a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple Word OriginOld English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to old.
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