英语词汇“elder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

elder1

/ˈɛldə

adjective

1(Of one or more out of a group of associated people) of a greater age: my elder daughter the elder of the two sons...

He was the one who wanted to sleep with his elder brother's wife.
His elder brother Ian joined the army and became a lieutenant-colonel in the SAS.
She is to be looked after as a mother and respected as an elder sister.

Synonyms

older, senior, first, firstborn, more grown up, big

1.1 (the Elder) Used to distinguish between related famous people with the same name: Pitt the Elder...

As one of his final actions before leaving the White House in 1992, the elder George Bush, the father of the current president, pardoned Abrams.
Dowd was a White House reporter under the elder Bush.
One picture shows Wilson and the elder Bush walking through the White House grounds deep in conversation, 30 hours before the launch of the first Gulf war.

noun

1 (one's elders) People who are older than one: schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders...

Maybe my moral outlook is the result of general respect for elders and betters.
It is important to keep a sense of proportion about these things and, it seems to me, there are times when our elders and betters lose the run of themselves.
Thank goodness that they have little or no respect for their supposed elders and betters

1.1 (one's elder) A person who is older than one by a specified length of time: she was two years his elder...

He married at age 25 a woman 15 years his elder, and stayed with her for 29 years until she died.
He had a brother who was a Canon of Southwark Cathedral, and leaves a sister, a few years his elder, who still lives in the family house in Surrey.

2 (often elders) A leader or senior figure in a tribe or other group: a council of village elders...

One of the tribe's elders remembered the Yawalapiti village used to be in a forest clearing near the Tuatuari River.
Closest to the fire sat the village elders and leaders, then sat the able-bodied men, and the outside of the huddle consisted of the women and children.
In Kabul, they were handed over to village chiefs and tribal elders who pledged to support the new administration.

Synonyms

senior, old/older person

leader, senior figure, official, patriarch, father, guiding light, guru

2.1An official in the early Christian Church, or of various Protestant Churches and sects: he left the Church of which he had been an elder...

The church made its first momentous step toward diversity when the elders of the church in Jerusalem opened the Christian movement to gentiles.
The elders of Walton Evangelical Church led the induction service.
For example, Paul reminded the elders of the church of Ephesus of one saying of Jesus.

2.2 historical A member of a senate or governing body.The twenty-eight elders, who were members for life, seem drawn in practice, if not by law, from a narrow range of families in the upper echelons of Spartan society....

According to Mir Walijan, an aide to the Khost governor, Sabri elders had radioed the governor during the bombing for help.
How should the members of this informal elders council be chosen?

Derivatives

eldership

/ˈɛldəʃɪp

/ noun ...

The eldership is a very strong element of our tradition and we expressed a lot of concern about the reduction in their role under the proposed new structure.
She congratulated him on his 40 years in the world of art and on his recent award of a staff of eldership and chief's title in the Orisha community.
The Moderator has said her appointment should be a significant boost to the eldership in Scotland and to the role of women in the church.

Origin

Old English ieldra, eldra, of Germanic origin; related to German älter, also to eld and old.

Rhymes

elder2

/ˈɛldə

noun

1A small tree or shrub with pithy stems, white flowers, and bluish-black or red berries.

Genus Sambucus, family Caprifoliaceae: numerous species, in particular the common Eurasian S. nigra.

A factory farm stood silent and abandoned, hedges of elders dripped berries and were decorated with white trumpets of bindweed....

In Prussia the coal of the alder, lime tree, poplar, elder, willow, hemp, and hazel is used for powder.
It connected us with a fruity hedge with brambles, rosehips, sloes, and a hundred yards of elders weighed down with berries.

1.1Used in names of plants that resemble the elder in leaf or flower, e.g. ground elder.Ground elder is edible and was used as a medicinal herb in the Middle Ages to cure gout....

The back half of our garden is infested with ground elder.
Q. I have about 40 maple and box elder trees on my lot.

Origin

Old English ellærn; related to Middle Low German ellern, elderne.

单词	elder
释义	elder1 /ˈɛldə / adjective 1(Of one or more out of a group of associated people) of a greater age: my elder daughter the elder of the two sons... He was the one who wanted to sleep with his elder brother's wife. His elder brother Ian joined the army and became a lieutenant-colonel in the SAS. She is to be looked after as a mother and respected as an elder sister. Synonyms older, senior, first, firstborn, more grown up, big 1.1 (the Elder) Used to distinguish between related famous people with the same name: Pitt the Elder... As one of his final actions before leaving the White House in 1992, the elder George Bush, the father of the current president, pardoned Abrams. Dowd was a White House reporter under the elder Bush. One picture shows Wilson and the elder Bush walking through the White House grounds deep in conversation, 30 hours before the launch of the first Gulf war. noun 1 (one's elders) People who are older than one: schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders... Maybe my moral outlook is the result of general respect for elders and betters. It is important to keep a sense of proportion about these things and, it seems to me, there are times when our elders and betters lose the run of themselves. Thank goodness that they have little or no respect for their supposed elders and betters 1.1 (one's elder) A person who is older than one by a specified length of time: she was two years his elder... He married at age 25 a woman 15 years his elder, and stayed with her for 29 years until she died. He had a brother who was a Canon of Southwark Cathedral, and leaves a sister, a few years his elder, who still lives in the family house in Surrey. 2 (often elders) A leader or senior figure in a tribe or other group: a council of village elders... One of the tribe's elders remembered the Yawalapiti village used to be in a forest clearing near the Tuatuari River. Closest to the fire sat the village elders and leaders, then sat the able-bodied men, and the outside of the huddle consisted of the women and children. In Kabul, they were handed over to village chiefs and tribal elders who pledged to support the new administration. Synonyms senior, old/older person leader, senior figure, official, patriarch, father, guiding light, guru 2.1An official in the early Christian Church, or of various Protestant Churches and sects: he left the Church of which he had been an elder... The church made its first momentous step toward diversity when the elders of the church in Jerusalem opened the Christian movement to gentiles. The elders of Walton Evangelical Church led the induction service. For example, Paul reminded the elders of the church of Ephesus of one saying of Jesus. 2.2 historical A member of a senate or governing body.The twenty-eight elders, who were members for life, seem drawn in practice, if not by law, from a narrow range of families in the upper echelons of Spartan society.... According to Mir Walijan, an aide to the Khost governor, Sabri elders had radioed the governor during the bombing for help. How should the members of this informal elders council be chosen? Derivatives eldership /ˈɛldəʃɪp / noun ... The eldership is a very strong element of our tradition and we expressed a lot of concern about the reduction in their role under the proposed new structure. She congratulated him on his 40 years in the world of art and on his recent award of a staff of eldership and chief's title in the Orisha community. The Moderator has said her appointment should be a significant boost to the eldership in Scotland and to the role of women in the church. Origin Old English ieldra, eldra, of Germanic origin; related to German älter, also to eld and old. Rhymes Griselda, welder, Zelda elder2 /ˈɛldə / noun 1A small tree or shrub with pithy stems, white flowers, and bluish-black or red berries. Genus Sambucus, family Caprifoliaceae: numerous species, in particular the common Eurasian S. nigra. A factory farm stood silent and abandoned, hedges of elders dripped berries and were decorated with white trumpets of bindweed.... In Prussia the coal of the alder, lime tree, poplar, elder, willow, hemp, and hazel is used for powder. It connected us with a fruity hedge with brambles, rosehips, sloes, and a hundred yards of elders weighed down with berries. 1.1Used in names of plants that resemble the elder in leaf or flower, e.g. ground elder.Ground elder is edible and was used as a medicinal herb in the Middle Ages to cure gout.... The back half of our garden is infested with ground elder. Q. I have about 40 maple and box elder trees on my lot. Origin Old English ellærn; related to Middle Low German ellern, elderne.
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