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elder

/el-der/US // ˈɛl dər //UK // (ˈɛldə) //

长者,长老,长辈,老人

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    a comparative of old, with eldest as superlative.

    • : of greater age; older.
    • : of higher rank; senior: an elder officer.
    • : of or relating to former times; earlier: Much that was forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
    • : an aged person.
    • : an influential member of a tribe or community, often a chief or ruler; a superior.
    • : a presbyter.
    • : a lay member who is a governing officer, often assisting the pastor in services.
    • : Mormon Church. a member of the Melchizedek priesthood.

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Examples

  • In this country, everything is disposable and expendable, and our elders are one of the greatest resources we have in this country and in the world.

  • Mallott took the stage, talking about his youth in Southeast Alaska and the importance of elders and youths working together to improve safety, security and respect.

  • An elder sister whose eyes were always forlorn had revealed that her husband used to whip her and that she had even thought of ending her life.

  • After the game, the elder Thompson intercepted a reporter’s question about the shirts directed at his son.

  • Nursing homes and other elder care facilities have needed to change since well before coronavirus.

  • “Hurting others or destroying property is not the answer,” the elder Brown had said last week in a public-service video.

  • Our escort, Hajji Zalwar Khan, is the chief elder in charge of the valley council.

  • As another elder in the valley put it—perhaps more succinctly—“emotions are for women.”

  • He speaks of her much as he might of his elder son, the SEAL.

  • William Kristol, the editor of The Weekly Standard, was in rare agreement with the elder Paul.

  • Here the speaker, putting her hand before her mouth, coughed again, and looked affectionately at the elder Mr. Weller.

  • “My sister is passionately fond of children,” said the elder lady, in smiling apology.

  • "All right, Pater," you would say, and leave the matter in the hands of the elder generation.

  • You see, your two elder brothers went to the University, but then we could find them family livings.

  • Moreover, it circulated over all the state where the Elder was well known, and gave the gossips great food for delight.