0 an older person, especially one with a respected position in society:
1 a small tree or bush on which elderflowers and elderberries grow:
2 a sister/brother/son/daughter who is older than the other sister(s), brother(s), etc.
Of the two brothers Harvey is the elder.
William Pitt the elder
Gargle with a strong tea made from sage leaves and elder blossoms.
Birds called from a blossom-filled elder tree.
The next-door garden contained an elder tree and a forsythia.
Karen has always felt overshadowed by her famous elder sister.
After she was widowed, she shared a house with her elder brother.
中文繁体
(尤指在社會上地位高、受人尊敬的)長者,長輩,老年人, (教會中的)長老, (同elderberry)…
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(尤指在社会上地位高、受人尊敬的)长者,长辈,老年人, (教会中的)长老, (同elderberry)…
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persona respetada por su edad, mayor [masculine-feminine], anciano/ana [masculine-feminine]…
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ancião, anciã…
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先輩, 長老…
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yaşlı/sözü dinlenen/ileri gelen/ekâbir insan…
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aîné/-ée, aîné/-ée [masculine-feminine], ancien/-ienne [masculine-feminine]…
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persona respectada per l’edat…
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