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    elder 的英语意思

    elderelder1 /ˈeldə $ -ər/ adjective especially British English 查看全部语言翻译 the elder of two people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first(两人中,尤指兄弟姐妹中)年长的那个,即先出生的一方 OPP  youngerelder brother/son/sister/daughter etc His elder son Liam became a lawyer.他的长子利亚姆成了一名律师。 Sarah is the elder of the two.Sarah 是两人中年长的那个。Don’t say ‘elder than someone’. Say older than someone: She was two years older than me.
    elderelder2 noun [countable] 1be somebody’s elder formal正式 to be older than someone else比某人年长be two/ten etc years somebody’s elder Janet’s sister was eight years her elder.Janet 的姐姐比她年长八岁。2somebody’s elders (and betters) people who are older than you and who you should respect比你年长且应受到尊敬的人;长辈,前辈3a member of a tribe or other social group who is important and respected because they are old部落或其他社会群体中因年长而受到重视和尊敬的成员;长老:  a meeting of the village elders村中长老的集会4someone who has an official position of responsibility in some Christian churches某些基督教教会中担任正式职务的人;长老5elder abuse the crime of harming an old person伤害老年人的犯罪行为;虐待老人罪6a small wild tree that has white flowers and black berries一种开白色花、结黑色浆果的小型野生树木;接骨木