| 单词 | elder |
| 释义 | Word Frequency elder 1(ˈɛldə) adjective 1. born earlier; senior Compare older 2. (in piquet and similar card games) denoting or relating to the nondealer (the elder hand), who has certain advantages in the play 3. archaic a. prior in rank, position, or office b. of a previous time; former noun ▶ USAGE The word elder is being increasingly used, as a more respectful way of referring to older people:elder care, elder abuse4. an older person; one's senior 5. anthropology a senior member of a tribe who has influence or authority 6. (in certain Protestant Churches) a lay office having teaching, pastoral, or administrative functions 7. another word for presbyter Derived forms eldership (ˈelderˌship) noun Word origin Old English eldra, comparative of eald old; related to Old Norse ellri, Old High German altiro, Gothic althizaWord Frequency elder 2(ˈɛldə) noun Compare alder 1. Also called: elderberry any of various caprifoliaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and red, purple, or black berry-like fruits 2. any of various unrelated plants, such as box elder and marsh elder Word origin Old English ellern; related to Old Norse elrir, Old High German erlīn, Old Slavonic jelǐcha, Latin alnusWord Frequency Elder(ˈɛldə) noun Sir Mark Philip. born 1947, British conductor; musical director of the English National Opera (1979–93) and of the Hall é Orchestra from 2000 |
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