['eldə]
elder
a. 年龄较大的,年长的
n. 长者,长辈

词形变化:

名词:eldership

例句与用法:

  1. She worked hard in emulation of her elder sister.
    她努力赶超姐姐。
  2. My elder sister had a baby last month, so I am an aunt now.
    我姐姐上个月生了孩子,所以我现在是阿姨了。
  3. He is the elder statesman par excellence.
    他是最优秀的年长的国务活动家.
  4. His elder brother got married last month.
    他的哥哥上个月结婚了。
  5. He is the elder of the twins.
    他是双胞胎中的哥哥。

英英解释:

名词 elder:

  1. a person who is older than you are
  2. 同义词:senior
  3. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
  4. 同义词:elderberry bush
  5. any of various church officers

形容词 elder:

  1. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
  2. 同义词:older, sr.