the elder of [plural noun phrase]
He is the elder of the two sons.
他是两个儿子中年长的那一个。
长辈；年长者
长老；族长；教会长老；教会职员；接骨木（属植物）；前辈；先人；神职人员
部落或社区中德高望重的长者或资深成员,常担任咨询、协商或仪式性角色。
A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
一种小树,即黑接骨木,开白色花簇,结可食用的紫色浆果。
A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
牛的乳房,尤指用作食物。
A cow's udder, especially used as food.
比你年长的人
a person who is older than you are
生活在较早时期的人；前辈。
One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
接骨木属的其他物种:小乔木、灌木或多年生草本,结红、紫或白黄色浆果(有些有毒)。
Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white and yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
温带和亚热带北半球的灌木或小树,具有白色花朵和浆果状果实
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
教会的职员,有时负有教导责任。
An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
各种教会官员
any of various church officers
被授权主持所有圣礼的牧师。
A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
The elders of the village gathered to discuss the festival.
村里的长辈们聚在一起讨论节日事宜。
用法提示：n. 复数形式 elders 表示‘年长者’
You should show respect to your elders.
你应该尊重你的长辈。
用法提示：n. 复数形式 elders 表示‘年长者’
He is an elder in the community and often gives advice.
他是社区里的一位前辈，经常给出建议。
用法提示：n. 单数形式 elder 表示‘前辈’
He is the elder of the two sons.
他是两个儿子中年长的那一个。
这里 elders 泛指比自己年长的人。
Children should show respect to their elders.
孩子应该尊重长辈。
这里 elder 指教会或社区中的年长领导者。
He serves as an elder in the local church.
他在当地教会担任长老。
较正式，常用于复数如 seniors；在职场也可指级别高的人，需带上下文判断。
特指男性且带权威感，不能泛指所有年长者。
与 patriarch 相对，专指女性，不可用于泛指年长女性。
口语化，强调资历或年龄，不如 elder 正式，不宜用于书面或正式场合。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is elder than me.
正确表达He is older than me.
elder通常用于表示家庭或群体中的年长关系，作定语，不用于than比较结构中。表示年龄更大应用older。
grammar · medium
易错句子The elder people need our help.
正确表达The elderly people need our help.
作形容词表示'年老的'应用elderly。elder作形容词仅限于表示家庭关系中的年长，如'elder brother'，不能泛指年老。
针对 elder 表示“比你年长的人”这一含义，是年龄层面的直接反义词，常与 the elder...the younger 对举。
针对 elder 表示“长老、前辈或年长者”这一含义，侧重地位或辈分较低，不一定只指年龄。
elder 是名词，指年长者；older 是形容词，用于比较年龄。
elder 是名词，指年长者；elderly 是形容词，指年老的，通常用于描述老人。
部落长老
The tribal elders gathered to discuss the marriage customs.
部落长老们聚在一起讨论婚姻习俗。
教会长老
She was elected as a church elder by the congregation.
她被会众选为教会长老。
接骨木花
Elder flowers are often used to make herbal tea.
接骨木花常被用来制作花草茶。
尊敬长辈
Children here are taught to respect their elders.
这里的孩子被教导要尊敬长辈。
智慧的长者
The wise elder helped settle the family dispute.
这位智慧的长者帮助化解了家庭纠纷。
长者通常在社区中担任受人尊敬的角色。
部落中的长者常是决策和咨询的核心人物。
长者可能参与议事会,提供建议和调解。
年长者的经验被视为智慧的来源。
长者在部落仪式中常扮演重要角色。
政界或某领域的资深元老,德高望重的人物
Even after retiring, he remained an elder statesman whose opinion was widely sought.
即使退休后,他仍是一位德高望重的元老,人们常常征求他的意见。
长辈,年长的人(通常作为应受尊敬的整体)
You should always be polite to your elders.
你应该始终对长辈有礼貌。
年长而更有经验、更值得尊敬的人
In the village, the young people deferred to their elders and betters.
在村里,年轻人对长辈和贤者都很尊重。
将来大的要服侍小的。
This line from the Bible's book of Genesis describes the prophecy that the elder twin Esau would serve his younger brother Jacob.
这句出自《圣经·创世记》的名言预言了双胞胎中的哥哥以扫将服侍弟弟雅各。
尊敬长辈。
A well-known saying often repeated in Western families and popular TV shows to encourage children to be polite to older people.
一句广为人知的格言，在西方家庭和流行电视节目中经常被提起，教导孩子要礼貌对待长辈。
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