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Elder Older Elderly Sister People N Count 可数名词 Respect

英语单词 elder
英美音标 英 ['eldə(r)] 美 ['eldər]
中文释义 adj.年龄较大的;年长的
n.长者;长辈;[植]接骨木
英语例句 (1) He is the elder twin of the two.
(2) The elder welder seldom yields his field.
(3) He is the elder of the twins.
(4) An elder interfered to stop the argument.
(5) We have been told to show respect for our elder.
中文例句 (1) 他是两个双胞胎较年长的那个。
(2) 年长的焊接工很少放弃他的场地。
(3) 他是双胞胎中的哥哥。
(4) 一位长者出面干预,以平息这场争论。
(5) 父母教导我们必须尊敬长辈。
vocabulary简明 An elder is any person who is older than you, which you may know from your sister who is only two years older than you saying, "Listen to your elders!" A church elder is someone who helps run the church, not necessarily its eldest member.
vocabulary扩展 Elder can be used as an adjective: Abel was the elder brother of Cain. Elder can also be a noun: showing respect for one’s elders is a value instilled from a young age by our parents. Elder is also a kind of tree. In Act Five of “Love’s Labour Lost” Shakespeare plays with the meanings of elder: Holofernes says that Berowne should speak first because he is the elder (older), which inspires Berowne to mention the folklore that Judas was hanged on an elder tree.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式](两者中)年龄较大的,年长的 The elder of two people is the one who was born first.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...his elder brother.

    他哥哥

  • ...the elder of her two daughters.

    她两个女儿中年长的那个

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指年纪大很多的)年长者,长辈 A person's elder is someone who is older than them, especially someone quite a lot older.
  [poss N]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The young have no respect for their elders.

    年轻人不尊重他们的长辈。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]有威望的长者;元老 In some societies, an elder is one of the respected older people who have influence and authority.
  • ...tribal elders.

    部落长老

4
[N-COUNT 可数名词](某些基督教会中不担任牧师的)长老 In some Christian churches, an elder is one of the people who hold a position of responsibility, but not usually a minister.
  • He is now an elder of the village church.

    他现在是乡村教会的长老。

5
[N-COUNT 可数名词]接骨木 An elder is a bush or small tree which has groups of small white flowers and black berries.
    Usage Note :

    In British English, the adjective elder is usually only used to describe brothers and sisters. ...her elder sister. You use older to talk about the age of other people or things. Elder cannot be followed by than but older can be. I've got a sister who is older than me. Do not confuse elder and elderly. If you describe someone as elderly, you mean that they are old, but this is a slightly more polite word than 'old'. 'The elderly' are elderly people.

    英国英语中形容词 elder 通常只用来指哥哥、姐姐,如,her elder sister (她姐姐)。older用于指年龄。elder 后不能接 than,而 older 则可以。例如,I've got a sister who is older than me (我有个姐姐)。不要混淆 elder 和 elderly。elderly意为“年老的”,但比用 old 稍显礼貌一点。the elderly 指老年人。

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