elder
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈeldə(r)]
- 美式音标 [ˈel.dɚ]
- 国际音标 ['eldə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 年龄较大的;(用于人名前或后,指同名者中)年龄较大的一个;资格老的
- n. 长辈,年长者;比……年长的人;(基督教会中的)长老;(部落等群体的)头人,族长;接骨木
- n. (Elder) (美)埃德(人名)
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的eldra,意为老。
用法辨析
- elder作名词时,单数形式表示“两个人中年龄较大的人”,其前常加定冠词。引申表示“长辈”“先辈”,指年迈而又有权威的人,用于具体的人时,其前加物主代词,泛指时常用复数形式。
- elder当表示“二人之中年龄较大者”时,多用one's elder的形式,如要比较二人年龄的大小,不能与than连用,要用be the elder of sb 结构。
- elder是old的比较级形式之一,但已失去比较意义,成为定语形容词,表示兄弟姐妹中或两个指明的人中较年长者。
- the elder可用于人名前后,以区别于同姓名的年龄较小者,可译为“老…”。
- elder无比较级和最高级。
n. (名词)
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- He is the elder of the two.
他是两人中年纪较大的一个。 - She has an elder sister.
她有一个姐姐。
用作名词 (n.)
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
词组短语
- ape the elders 模仿长辈
- appeal elders 向长辈求助,引起长者的兴趣
- assemble elder 调查年长者
- burlesque elder 嘲弄年长者
- consult elder 请教长辈,与年长者商量
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
英英字典
- an older person, especially one with a respected position in society
- a sister/brother/son/daughter who is older than the other sister(s), brother(s), etc.
- Theelderof two people is the one who was born first.
- A person's elder is someone who is older than them, especially someone quite a lot older.
- In some societies, an elder is one of the respected older people who have influence and authority.
- (in certain Protestant Churches) a lay office having teaching, pastoral, or administrative functions
- any of various caprifoliaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and red, purple, or black berry-like fruits (Also called elderberry)
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 老年人
But we need drugs to help treating the serious obesity. Xenical may be an ideal drug for elder patients.
治疗主要依靠饮食控制和适当的运动,但有时也需要药物治疗,其中赛尼可可能是治疗老年人肥胖的一个较理想药物。 - 高龄
Results Group Younger contained 51 male and 22 female patients, but Group Elder contained 17 males and 20 females.
结果 低龄组共73例,其中男51例,女22例;高龄组共37例,其中男17例,女20例。经济学
- 老年人
Considering the elder person employment, not only can enlarge the scale of employed person, but also can postpone the summit of labor supply and the continuous decrease situation of employed person to reach.
考虑老年人就业不但可以扩大从业人员规模,而且还可以使得劳动力供给高峰推迟到来,使得从业人员不断缩小的态势推后到来。历史学
- 元老院(或执政机构)元老
- 发牌者的左手方的
- 年长的
- 接骨木