| 单词 | elder |
| 释义 | elder (eldəʳ ) Word forms: elders 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun, the ADJ] The elder of two people is the one who was born first. ...his elder brother. ...the elder of her two daughters. [+ of] Synonyms: older, first, senior, first-born 2. countable noun A person's elder is someone who is older than them, especially someone quite a lot older. [formal] The young have no respect for their elders. Synonyms: older person, senior 3. countable noun In some societies, an elder is one of the respected older people who have influence and authority. ...tribal elders. 4. countable noun In some Christian churches, an elder is one of the people who hold a position of responsibility, but not usually a minister. He is now an elder of the village church. Synonyms: church official, leader, office bearer, presbyter 5. variable noun An elder is a bush or small tree which has groups of small white flowers and black berries. Collocations: elder sibling Even with these arrangements, relations between the new society and its elder sibling were not, to start with, easy. The Times Literary Supplement He's nice and less reckless than his elder sibling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They first heard about one another from their elder siblings. Times, Sunday Times She had been left for several hours with elder siblings who were playing with the cooker. The Sun Her elder siblings kept their heads down, vowed to get married and leave the house as quickly as possible. Times, Sunday Times He answered my prayers when a long-standing member and respected elder suddenly supported my position. Christianity Today He was a respected elder statesman of the club until his death in 2002. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In front of a respected elder, one's voice has to be low. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By now a respected elder statesman in the party, he had little difficulty being re-elected in the elections of 1990 and 1995. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When addressing a respected elder, do not call him by name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He may equally have envisaged himself as the traditional tribal elder, deliberately distancing himself from the day-to-day decisions and conflicts of government. Times, Sunday Times In the end he was like a joyful 'tribal elder' with 14 grandchildren. Times, Sunday Times After three months she was married off to a 75-year-old tribal elder and managed to run away. Times, Sunday Times He was made a tribal elder - but it may have been due to his conservation work rather than the shirt. The Sun Tribal elders and residents in the district yesterday described the battles as the fiercest since foreign forces stopped large-scale operations in 2011. Times, Sunday Times Their canny survival through a brutal winter and their eventual return to the tribe as wise elders offers an extended parable on perseverance and community. Christianity Today Mentors, therapists, wise elders and mature friends give us perspective and counsel. Christianity Today Consulting some wise elders would send a reassuring message to the country that the nation's grown-ups are rallying to the cause of our collective safety. Times,Sunday Times The subversion of the cliché of impetuous youth and wise elders has been noted by landlords, whose last customers are pensioners who rely on their local for companionship. Times,Sunday Times Many grandfathers and other older men wear a kufi every day to symbolize their status as wise elders, religious people, or family patriarchs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 年长的, 长辈 Japanese: 年上の, 年長者 |
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