elder
adj
noun
ˈeldə
adj
1
older
the
elder
of
two
people,
especially
brothers
and
sisters,
is
the
one
who
was
born
first
It
is
more
usual
to
say
.
更常用的说法是 older。
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.
两人当中萨拉年龄大。
noun
2
be sb’s elder
to
be
older
than
someone
else
[正式] 比某人年长
formal
be
two/ten
etc
years
sb’s
elder
Janet’s
sister
was
eight
years
her
elder.
珍妮特的姐姐比她大八岁。
3
sb’s elders (and betters)
people
who
are
older
than
you
and
who
you
should
respect
某人的长辈
4
a
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
5
someone
who
has
an
official
position
of
responsibility
in
some
Christian
churches
〔基督教某些教会中的〕长老
6
elder abuse
the
crime
of
harming
an
old
person
虐待老人（罪）
7
a
small
wild
tree
that
has
white
flowers
and
black
BERRIES
接骨木