elder
['eldə]
adj.年龄较大的, 年长的
n.长者, 长辈, [植]接骨木
例句与用法:
She worked hard in emulation of her elder sister.
她努力赶超姐姐。
My elder sister had a baby last month, so I am an aunt now.
我姐姐上个月生了孩子,所以我现在是阿姨了。
He is the elder statesman par excellence.
他是最优秀的年长的国务活动家。
His elder brother got married last month.
他的哥哥上个月结婚了。
He is the elder of the twins.
他是双胞胎中的哥哥。
词形变化:
名词: eldership |
a.
1. 年龄较大的
Her elder daughter is in college.
她的长女在上大学。
2. 从前的
3. 资格老的; 地位高的
An elder educator is due to lecture at 3 tomorrow afternoon.
一位资深教育家定于明天下午三点演讲。
n.
1. 年龄较大者[S1]
You are my elder by five years.
你比我大五岁。
2. 长者, 前辈[P]
In some things you must trust to your elders.
有些事, 你得信赖你的长者。
3. 前人, 祖先[P]
4. 元老, 长老[C]
n.
【植】接骨木[C]
elder
名词复数:elders
词形变化:
名词: eldership |
同义词:
leader | head | chief | older | senior |
反义词:
younger |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.前辈; 年长者
older
senior
反义:
n.前辈; 年长者
younger
junior
elder1['eldə]adj.1.■年龄(或年纪)较大的,年长的,前辈的,2.■地位(或等级、职务等)较高的,名望高的,资格较老的;更有权力的3.■早期的,过去的,从前的,古代的;古老的4.■【牌戏】发牌者的左手方的5.■[废语]晚年的n.1.■年龄(或年纪)较大者,年长者2.■老年人3.■[常用复数]长者;前辈;前任者4.■祖先;祖宗;前人;5.■(部落、村社中的)族长,村长,头人;(社会团体中的)元老6.■【宗教】7.■(早期基督教教会中的)长老8.■(基督教新教加尔文派教会的)长老9.■[美国英语]摩门教的高级司祭10.■【历史】元老院(或执政机构)元老 elder2['eldə]n.1.■【植物】2.■接骨木属 (Sambucus)植物;接骨木3.■梣叶槭
adjective
- (of one or more out of a group of related or otherwise associated people) of a greater age
年龄较大的
my elder daughter.
我的大女儿。
the elder of the two sons.
两个儿子中的老大。
■(the Elder)used to distinguish between related famous people with the same name
老,大(用来区别两个同名的名人)
Pitt the Elder.
老皮特。
the Elder Pliny.
老普林尼。
- (一般作 elders)a person of greater age than someone specified
年龄较大的人
schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders.
学校的孩子们和那些比他们年长的人一样着迷。
take a bit of advice from your elders and betters.
向长者征求一下意见。
■a person of advanced age
老年人,长者
■(one's elder)a person who is older than one by a specified length of time
比某人大…岁的人
she was two years his elder.
她比他大两岁。
■(常作 elders)a leader or senior figure in a tribe or other group
(部落等群体中的)头人,族长,村长
a council of village elders.
村中族长的议事会。
■an official in the early Christian Church, or of various Protestant Churches and sects
(早期基督教教会或各种新教教会的)长老
eldership
noun
语源
- Old English ieldra, eldra, of Germanic origin; related to German älter, also to eld and old
elder2
noun
- a small tree or shrub with pithy stems, typically having white flowers and bluish-black or red berries
接骨木;接骨木属植物 - Genus Sambucus, family Caprifoliaceae: numerous species, in particular the common Eurasian S. nigra
接骨木属,忍冬科: 众多种,尤指亚欧的西洋接骨木(拉丁名S. nigra)
■used in names of otherplants that resemble the elder in leaf or flower, e. g. ground elder
[用于叶或花与接骨木相似的植物名中,如ground elder]
- Old English ellærn; related to Middle Low German ellern, elderne
elder
名词 elder:
a person who is older than you are
同义词:senior
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
同义词:elderberry bush
any of various church officers
形容词 elder:
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
elder
■In 1843 Smith's elder brother died of consumption.
1843年,史密斯的的哥哥死于痨病。
■"As you say, lord," Ven. Elder responded.
“大德!唯然。”尊者长老答世尊。
■Yep, replied the elder, now tell me how old I am.
“是的,”老汉回答道,“现在你说说我的年龄。”
■An elder man rented the big white house.
一个老头租了这栋白色的大房子。
■An elder educator is due to lecture at 3 tomorrow afternoon.
一位资深教育家定於明天下午三点演讲。
■An elder interfered to stop the argument.
一位长者出面干预,以平息这场争论。
■What vim and vigor Third Elder Brother have!
三阿哥真是生龙活虎!
■Two elder brothers get married another.
两个哥哥成家另过。
■He is the elder of the two brothers.
两兄弟中他是老大。
■Which is the elder of the two sisters?
两姐妹中谁年长?
■What about Elder Brother 5th Sun-she herself?
五孙舍哥呢?
■Henry is my elder brother; he is two years older than I.
亨利是我的哥哥;他比我大两岁。
■My elder sister will get married this year.
今年,我姐姐要结婚了。
■I used always to lie with the elder sister.
从前我总是和那位大姐同睡。
■He apes his elder brother in everything he does.
他一切都模仿他的哥哥。
■He shouldn't burlesque the elder.
他不应模仿那长者。
■He is tall while his elder brother is short.
他个子高而他的哥哥个子却矮。
■He is by seven years elder than her.
他以七岁之差年长于她。
■They were married by the elder of their community.
他们在教区教长的主持下结婚了。
■She is the elder twin of the two.
他们是一对四岁孪生儿的父母。
■They all called her elder sister.
他们都管她叫大姐姐。
■He is as careful as his elder brother.
他和他哥哥一样细心。
■He is no less clever than his elder brother.
他和他的大哥一样聪明。
■His elder brother is a sergeant.
他哥哥是个警官。
■He is my elder by several years.
他大我几岁。
■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。
■He is the boy looked after by his elder sister.
他就是由姐姐看管的那个男孩。
■He works as hard as his elder brother.
他工作像哥哥那样认真。
■He treats his elder sister as though she were a stranger.
他待他姊姊如陌生人。
■He's the second child; he has an elder sister.
他排行老二,他有个姐姐。
■He changed the blank practice of the elder philosophers.
他改变了前辈哲学家那种放空炮的做法。
■He is going to see his elder brother tomorrow.
他明天准备去看他哥哥。
■He is the elder twin of the two.
他是两个双胞胎较年长的那个。
■He is the elder of the twins.
他是双胞胎中的哥哥。
■He was the elder of her two sons.
他是她两个儿子中的长子。
■He is the elder of my two brothers.
他是我两兄弟中年岁较大的.
■He being my elder,I should respect him.
他是我的长辈,我应当尊敬他。
■He is the elder statesman par excellence.
他是最优秀的年长的国务活动家。
■He is superior to his elder brother.
他比他哥哥强。
■He has outgrown his elder brother.
他比他哥哥长的高。
■He is much happier than his elder brother.
他比他的哥哥幸福得多。
■He is her elder by several years.
他比她大几岁。
■He is my elder by two years.
他比我大两岁。
■He had none of his elder brother's charm.
他没有他哥哥的魅力。
■The main one is led by his elder son, Teodorin.
他的主要对手是自己的长子,特奥多令。
■His elder brother got married last month.
他的哥哥上个月结婚了。
■Revolt was raised by his elder brother.
他的哥哥起来造反。
■His poems are of the elder New England tradition.
他的诗歌属于新英格兰早期的传统。
■A young man not yet, an elder man not at all.
他答道: “年青的人还不应当,年老的人全不应当”。
■He was beaten up by his elder brother.
他被哥哥打了一顿。