| 释义 |
elder¹/ˈeldə(r) ||; ˈɛldɚ/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) older (of two members of a family) （两个家庭成员中）年纪较大的: ◇my elder daughter is at university now but the other one is still at school. 我的大女儿正在念大学，小女儿还在念中学。◇an elder brother/sister 哥哥；姐姐 elder²/ˈeldə(r) ||; ˈɛldɚ/noun1. [sing] the elder the older of two people （两者中）年纪较大的一个: ◇who is the elder of the two? 这两个人谁的年纪比较大？ 2. my, etc elder [sing] a person who is older than me, etc 年纪比（我等）大的人: ◇he is her elder by several years. 他比她大好几岁。 3. elders [pl] older people 长者: ◇do children still respect the opinions of their elders? 长辈的话，现在的孩子们还听不听？ eldersee ⇨ old 2☞ elder¹☞ elder² |