elder

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elder 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 年长者, 老人, 前辈

a. 年长的, 资深的

英文释义

n. a person who is older than you are

n. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

n. any of various church officers

s. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

elder 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 elder 在自然语境里怎么用：

Finally, one of ancient Rome’s greatest thinkers was Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus in Latin).

—— Rome Was Built Today

Under the elder Khamenei, it’s unlikely Iran would have attacked Qatar in such a manner, Nasr explained.

—— Who Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?

There was Behrouz Ehsani, 69, the elder statesman of the group, who was “never angry” about their predicament.

—— Hanged under the cover of war: letters and videos tell stories of Iran’s death row victims

The ABC reported Whadjuk Noongar elder Di Ryder’s welcome was heckled in Perth.

—— Indigenous speakers booed at Anzac Day services as Ben Roberts-Smith attends Gold Coast event

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