年龄较大的 (of members of a family, especially closely related members, or of two indicated members) older; senior
老的,年长的 before or after a person's name to distinguish that person from another of the same name
英英释义
Noun
a person who is older than you are
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
any of various church officers
Adjective
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;
"Bill Adams, Sr."
组词搭配
动词+~
ape the elders模仿长辈
appeal elders向长辈求助,引起长者的兴趣
assemble elder调查年长者
burlesque elder嘲弄年长者
consult elder请教长辈,与年长者商量
entreat elder恳求长辈,对付年长者
exhort elder规劝年长者
gather elders召集长辈
grieve elder使长辈伤心,使年长者悲痛
heed elder关心年长者,关注长辈
honor elder尊敬长辈,给年长者荣誉
ordain elder委任长者为牧师,任年长者为圣职
persuade elder说服年长者,使长者相信
respect the elders尊敬长辈
revere elder尊敬长者,敬畏年长者
succeed elder接替长辈,继年长者之后
worry elder困扰长者,使年长者焦虑
形容词+~
disillusioned elder醒悟了的年长者
grumpy elder脾气坏的年长者
ruling elder起支配作用的年长者
unsuspecting elder轻信的年长者
~+名词
elder brother哥哥
elder generation先辈
elder sister姐姐
elder statesman政界元老
elder times昔日
~+介词
elder by several years大几岁
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
He is the elder twin of the two.他是两个双胞胎较年长的那个。
The elder welder seldom yields his field.年长的焊接工很少放弃他的场地。
He is the elder of the twins.他是双胞胎中的哥哥。
用作名词(n.)
An elder interfered to stop the argument.一位长者出面干预,以平息这场争论。
She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.她不应那样对待长辈。
We have been told to show respect for our elder.父母教导我们必须尊敬长辈。
词语用法
n.(名词)elder作名词时,单数形式表示“两个人中年龄较大的人”,其前常加定冠词。引申表示“长辈”“先辈”,指年迈而又有权威的人,用于具体的人时,其前加物主代词,泛指时常用复数形式。 elder当表示“二人之中年龄较大者”时,多用one's elder的形式,如要比较二人年龄的大小,不能与than连用,要用be the elder of sb 结构。
adj.(形容词)elder是old的比较级形式之一,但已失去比较意义,成为定语形容词,表示兄弟姐妹中或两个指明的人中较年长者。 the elder可用于人名前后,以区别于同姓名的年龄较小者,可译为“老…”。 elder无比较级和最高级。