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| 詞匯 | elder |
| 釋義 | elder/′eld? (r)/ adj [無comp]; n adj (1) 年齡較大的(older,senior,usu of one of two closely related people) [作attrib]:~brother/sister/daughter/son 哥哥/姐姐/長女/長子; 〖同〗 older,senior; 〖反〗 younger,junior; (2) 1) 年齡較大者(the older person) [the~]:the~of the two children/the two brothers 兩個孩子/兩兄弟中年齡較大的那個; Which is the~of your two daughters? 你的兩個女兒哪個大? He is about five years the~. 他大約年長五歲。2) [the~] (用于姓名的前面或后面以區(qū)別兩個同名的人):the~Churchill/Churchill the~年長的那個邱吉爾/老邱吉爾; n (1) 年長者,年齡較大者(person who is older) [C,sing]: He is my~by four/by several years. 他比我年長四歲/幾歲?!纪?senior; 〖反〗 junior; (2) 長者(輩),元老 (older,influential man of a tribe,community,etc) [pl]:the village/the tribe~s(the~s of the village/of the tribe) 村里/部落中的長輩; have respect for/trust to the advice of one's~s 尊重/相信長輩的忠告; the relationship between the boys and their~s 那些男孩子和長輩之間的關(guān)系; The administration of justice lay in the hands of the local~s. 執(zhí)法權(quán)掌握在當?shù)氐脑鲜种??!纪?senior; 〖反〗 junior; (3) (基督教長老會的)長老 (office-bearer in Presbyterian churches) [C]:The~s distribute the bread and the wine at Communion services. 長老們在圣餐會上分發(fā)面包和酒。 【注意】old 的比較級和最高級形式older和oldest指年齡,既可以指人,也可以指物,如:I'm two years older than my brother. (我比我弟弟大兩歲。) This is the oldest tree I've ever seen. (這是我所見過的最老的樹。)當指長幼、比較同一家庭成員的年齡時則通常使用elder和eldest,如:my elder brother (我哥哥);the elder of the two children (兩個孩子中年齡大的那個); Who is the eldest in your family? (你們家誰最年長?) 另外,elder不能與than連用。 |
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