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单词 elder
释义
adjective
noun
elderBrE /ˈeldə(r)/NAmE /ˈeldər/ adjective [only before noun] (of people, especially two members of the same family 指人,尤指同一家庭里两个成员中) older 年纪较长的my elder brother 我的哥哥his elder sister 他的姐姐the elder used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the older of two people (后面不紧跟名词,指两者中的)较年长者the elder of their two sons 他们的两个儿子中年纪较大的那个the elder (formal) used before or after sb's name to show that they are the older of two people who have the same name (用于人名前或后,指同名的两个人中)年龄较大的一个the elder Pitt 老皮特Pitt the elder 老皮特oldelderlyagedlong-livedmature

These words all describe sb/sth that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time. 以上各词均形容人年纪大、长寿或事物古老、持久。

  • old having lived for a long time; no longer young 指年老、年纪大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' * old 的委婉语,指年纪较大的、上了年纪的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 指年迈的、年老的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 指寿命长的、长寿的、经久耐用的、持久的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 sb is no longer young 礼貌或幽默的说法,指某人已成年或不再年轻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
  compare the younger
elderBrE /ˈeldə(r)/NAmE /ˈeldər/ nounelders [pl.] people of greater age, experience and authority 长者;长辈;元老Children have no respect for their elders nowadays. 现今的孩子对长辈一点儿也不尊敬。the village elders (= the old and respected people of the village) 村里德高望重的长辈my, etc. elder [sing.] (formal) a person older than me, etc. 比…年长的人He is her elder by several years. 他比她年长几岁。 [C] an official in some Christian churches (某些基督教会中的)长老 [C] a small tree with white flowers with a sweet smell (elderflowers) and bunches of small black berries (elderberries) 接骨木your ˌelders and ˈbetterspeople who are older and wiser than you and whom you should respect 前辈;长者
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