elder

[美國]/ˈeldə(r)/
[英國]/ˈeldər/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 比我年長的人長輩
adj. 年長的, 年齡較大的
Word Forms
複數elders
比較級elder

短語搭配

elderly generation

長者世代

respected elder

尊敬的長者

wise elder

智慧的長者

village elder

村長

elder statesman

元老

elderly care

老年護理

elder brother

哥哥,兄長

elder sister

姐姐,姊姊

例句

the elder of the two sons.

兩個兒子中的老大。

the elder of the two brothers

兩兄弟中年紀大的一個

one's elders and betters

長輩;上司

Janet is Mary's elder sister.

珍尼特是瑪麗的姐姐。

My elder daughter is abroad.

我的大女兒出國了。

He is my elder by two years.

他比我大兩歲。

He is my elder by five years.

他比我大五歲。

She has an elder brother.

她有一個哥哥。

a five-year-old.See Usage Note at elder 1

一個五歲的孩子參見 elder 1

educating the young to respect their elders and betters .

教育年輕人尊重長輩和上司。

the country's dying breed of elder statesmen.

正在淡出人們視野的前輩政治家。

their elder son managed the farm.

他們的大兒子管理農場。

my elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me.

新聞編輯室中的長輩像父親一樣對待我。

Elder sister ran to haymow to go up with that person.

姐跟那個人跑到乾草堆上去了。

Elder sister ran to haymow to go up with that labour.

姊跟那個工跑到乾草堆上去了。

Some elder people enjoy Beijing opera immensely.

有些上了年紀的人非常喜愛京劇。

原聲例句

We should treat our elders with due deference.

我們應該尊重長輩。

來源: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

We ended up getting an elder from each block.

我們最終從每個街區招募了一名年老者。

來源: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

You know who came? It was the elders.

你們知道是誰過來嗎? 都是那些長者們。

來源: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2016 Collection

One should be polite to one's elders.

對長輩應該有禮貌。

來源: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Childhood, teen years, adulthood or elderly?

童年、少年、成年還是老年時期?

來源: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

No, he has to learn to respect his elders.

不 他得學會尊重長輩。

來源: The Best Mom

Baba Sito is an elder who lives near the Kimana Sanctuary.

巴巴·西託是一位住在基馬納保護區附近的老人。

來源: VOA Special December 2022 Collection

That doesn't matter to the elderly people that are here.

但這對於這裏的老年人來說並不重要。

來源: BBC English Unlocked

Finally, there are chondrosarcomas which tends to affect the elderly.

最後,有傾向於影響老年人的軟骨肉瘤。

來源: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

Turns out, public library definitely serves our elders.

事實證明,公共圖書館的確在服務老人們。

來源: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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