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单词 eldest
释义 eld·estBrE /ˈeldɪst/NAmE /ˈeldɪst/ adjective(of people, especially of three or more members of the same family 指人,尤指同一家庭里三个或三个以上成员中) oldest 年龄最大的Tom is my eldest son. 汤姆是我的长子。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
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