Word · Frequency #5602
elder
长辈；年长者
a person who is older than you are
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
一种小树,即黑接骨木,开白色花簇,结可食用的紫色浆果。
- 3.
A cow's udder, especially used as food.
牛的乳房,尤指用作食物。
- 4.
a person who is older than you are
比你年长的人
- 5.
One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
生活在较早时期的人；前辈。
- 6.
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).
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)。
- 7.
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
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
- 8.
An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
教会的职员,有时负有教导责任。
- 9.
any of various church officers
各种教会官员
- 10.
A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
被授权主持所有圣礼的牧师。
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
In use
The elders of the village gathered to discuss the festival.
You should show respect to your elders.
He is an elder in the community and often gives advice.
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。
one's elders
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。
an elder in [community]
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.
Connections
Collocations
- tribal elder
- 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。
- church elder
- 教会长老
- She was elected as a church elder by the congregation.她被会众选为教会长老。
- elder flower
- 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。
- respect your elders
- 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。
- wise elder
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
elder 长得像 old 的变体，想象村里最年长、受敬重的老人就是 elder（长老）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：community or tribal meetings、religious services、formal essays elder 作名词表示受敬重的年长者或社群、教会中的资深成员时，多用于正式或传统语境；日常口语中较少单独使用，更常说 older person。
Grammar Note
常与the连用，指群体中的年长者，如'the elders of the village'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 elder /ˈɛldɚ/ 押韵的词有 welder /ˈwɛldɚ/（相同韵尾 /-ɛldɚ/）。older、holder、builder 拼写均以 -lder 结尾，但发音分别是 /ˈoʊldɚ/、/ˈhoʊldɚ/、/ˈbɪldɚ/，与 elder 不押韵。shelter、swelter 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈʃɛltɚ/、/ˈswɛltɚ/，也仅是近似音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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