| [/ˈeldə(r); ˋɛldɚ/] adj 用法:
1 (a) [attrib 作定语] (of people; esp two closely related members of a family) older; senior （指人, 尤指家庭中两个关系密切的成员）年长的, 年龄较大的:
my elder brother 我的哥哥 *
her elder daughter, ie the first-born of her two daughters 她的大女儿.
(b) the elder (used without an immediately following n to refer to an earlier or later n 後面不紧接名词, 用以指前面或後面的名词) the older person, etc (of two) （两人中）年长者:
He is the elder of my two brothers. 他是我两兄弟中年岁较大的. *
There go my two sons. Can you guess which is the elder? 那是我的两个儿子. 你能猜出哪个大吗? 用法:
2 the elder (fml 文) (used before or after sb's name to distinguish him from another person with the same name 用於某人名字之前或之後, 以区别与之同名者):
Pitt the elder 大皮特 *
the elder Pitt 大皮特. Cf 参看 young 3. elder 2
n 用法:
1 my, etc elder [sing] person older than me, etc 比我等年长的人:
He is her elder by several years. 他比她大几岁. 用法:
2 elders [pl] people of greater age and authority 年迈而有权威的人:
the village elders, ie the old and respected people of the village 村中德高望重的前辈 *
Traditions were passed on by the elders of the tribe. 部族的传统由长者承袭相传. 用法:
3 [C] official in a Presbyterian church （长老会中的）长老. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) one's (elders and) betters => better3 3. elder 3
[/ˈeldə(r); ˋɛldɚ/] n any of several types of small tree with scented white flowers and red or black berries 接骨木. |