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elder

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el·der1 /ˈeldə $ -ər/ ●●○ adjectiveadj especially British EnglishBrE  
the elder of two people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first 〔两人中〕年纪较长的〔尤指哥哥或姐姐〕 OPP younger
elder brother/son/sister/daughter etc
 His elder son Liam became a lawyer.
他的大儿子利亚姆当了律师。
 Sarah is the elder of the two.
两人当中萨拉年纪较长。
Don’t say ‘elder than someone’. Say older than someone: She was two years older than me.
不要说 ‘elder than someone’. 而要说 older than someone: She was two years older than me. 她比我大两岁。
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elder2 ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1 be somebody’s elder formal to be older than someone else 比某人年长
be two/ten etc years somebody’s elder
 Janet’s sister was eight years her elder.
珍妮特的姐姐比她大八岁。
2. somebody’s elders (and betters) OLD/NOT YOUNGpeople who are older than you and who you should respect 某人的长辈[前辈]
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3 OLD/NOT YOUNGa member of a tribe or other social group who is important and respected because they are old 长者,长辈
 a meeting of the village elders
村里长辈们的集会
4. RRCsomeone who has an official position of responsibility in some Christian churches 〔基督教某些教会中的〕长老
5. elder abuse the crime of harming an old person 虐待老人()
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6. HBPa small wild tree that has white flowers and black berries 接骨木
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Origin elder1
Old English ieldra, from eald old
elder2
1. → ELDER1
2. Old English ellærn
el·der1 adjectiveadjelder2 noun
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