elder

[ˈeldə(r)]
  • n.

    年长的,资格老的;头人,长辈;长老;

  • adj.

    年纪较大的;资格老的;老练的;

  • 单词变形

    复数: elders


  • 词义辨析

    elder, elderly

    这两个词的区别是:elder表示“年龄较大的”“年长的”,指相对于某人或某事来说年龄比较大; elderly表示“上了年纪的”“过了中年的”,是绝对意义上的年纪较大。例如:
    She is my elder daughter.她是我的大女儿。
    He's very active for an elderly man.按老年人来说,他非常活跃。

    elder, older

    这两个词都是old的比较级。它们的区别是:
    elder强调“次第”,而older强调“年龄”。
    1.older在句中,可用作定语也可用作表语,且可与than连用; elder在句中只能用作定语,不可与than连用。例如:
    My elder brother is two years older than me.我的哥哥比我年长两岁。
    2.older可修饰人或事物; 而elder则只能修饰人。例如:
    It claims to be the older insurance company in the world.据称这是世界上一家较早的保险公司。
    He is my elder brother.他是我哥哥。
    3.在英国说“哥哥”“姐姐”时用elder; 而在美国则用older。

  • 双语例句
1、

His elder brother is a sergeant.

他哥哥是个警官.

《简明英汉词典》

2、

James has outgrown his elder brother.

詹姆士长得比他哥哥高.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

3、

the elder of their two sons

他们的两个儿子中年纪大的那个

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

4、

an elder statesman of golf

高尔夫球的元老

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

5、

He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister.

他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

6、

the party's elder statesman

该党元老

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

7、

Clare's close resemblance to his elder sister invoked a deep dislike in him.

克莱尔酷似他姐姐,这引起他极大的反感。

——柯林斯例句

8、

He has written eight books and has cultivated the image of an elder statesman.

他已经写了8本书,树立起了其政界元老的形象。

——柯林斯例句

9、

He was in his late eighties and had become the country's most respected elder statesman.

他年近九旬,已成为该国最受尊崇的政界元老。

——柯林斯例句

10、

He is now an elder of the village church.

他现在是乡村教会的长老。

——柯林斯例句

11、

His elder son was killed in a car crash a few years ago.

他的长子几年前死于车祸。

——柯林斯例句

12、

His elder sister had been his guide, counsellor and friend.

他姐姐过去一直指导他, 给他出主意,是他的朋友.

——《简明英汉词典》

13、

She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.

她不应那样对待长辈.

——《简明英汉词典》

14、

The old man is a grumpy elder.

这老人是个脾气坏的长者.

——《简明英汉词典》

15、

He exhorted his elder.

他规劝长辈.

——《简明英汉词典》

16、

He is my elder by five years.

他比我大五岁.

——《简明英汉词典》

17、

She has an elder brother.

她有一个哥哥.

——《简明英汉词典》

18、

He shouldn't burlesque the elder.

他不应模仿那长者.

——《简明英汉词典》

19、

Don't be an unsuspecting elder.

不要做一个轻信的年长者.

——《简明英汉词典》

20、

Bush the elder was an American President, and so was his son, Bush the younger.

老布什是美国总统, 他的儿子小布什也是美国总统.

——《简明英汉词典》

21、

With mother earning and his elder children drawing substantial wages father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century.

由于母亲挣钱和大孩子也拿相当的工资,父亲很少再象本世纪初那样是一家之主了.

——《用法词典》

22、

So it was Xiao Wang's elder sister who called just now.

刚才打电话的敢情是小王的姐姐呀!

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

23、

The person you saw yesterday was not her, but her elder sister.

昨天你看见的不是她, (而)是她姐姐.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

24、

The elder son is the cook of the walk.

长子是掌权的人.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

25、

Clare: My elder sister is always in demand at family parties.

克蕾: 亲友开家庭派对,都会找我姐姐.

——期刊摘选

26、

Derek Fisher is the elder statesman of the team, drafted in 1996 by the Lakers.

德里克·费舍尔是球队里的老队员了, 1996选秀进入湖人.

——期刊摘选

27、

Assemble 50 Elder Druids, 30 Silver Unicorns and 10 Green Dragons do defend it.

募集50个德鲁伊长老, 30只银色独角兽和10条绿龙用于防御.

——期刊摘选

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