elder是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 an older person, especially one with a respected position in society -- （尤指在社會上地位高、受人尊敬的）長者，長輩，老年人

  • You should listen to the advice of your elders. 你應該聽長輩的建議。

  • They consulted the village elders. 他們向村裡的長輩們諮詢了意見。

  • formal She is my elder by three years (= three years older than I am). 她比我年長三歲。

  • a church elder 教會長老

• 1 a sister/brother/son/daughter who is older than the other sister(s), brother(s), etc. -- 姐姐／ 哥哥／ 大兒子／ 大女兒

  • Of the two brothers Harvey is the elder. 兩兄弟中哈維是哥哥。

  • William Pitt the elder 老威廉‧彼特