elders

英 [ˈɛldəz]

美 [ˈɛldərz]

n.  长者; 长辈; 元老; 比…年长的人; (某些基督教会中的)长老
elder的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-COMPAR （两者中）年龄较大的，年长的
  The elder oftwo people is the one who was born first.
  1. ...his elder brother.
     他哥哥
  2. ...the elder of her two daughters.
     她两个女儿中年长的那个
• N-COUNT （尤指年纪大很多的）年长者，长辈
  A person'selderis someone who is older than them, especially someone quite a lot older.
  1. The young have no respect for their elders.
     年轻人不尊重他们的长辈。
• N-COUNT 有威望的长者;元老
  In some societies, anelderis one of the respected older people who have influence and authority.
  1. ...tribal elders.
     部落长老
• N-COUNT （某些基督教会中不担任牧师的）长老
  In some Christian churches, anelderis one of the people who hold a position of responsibility, but not usually a minister.
  1. He is now an elder of the village church.
     他现在是乡村教会的长老。
• 接骨木
  Anelderis a bush or small tree which has groups of small white flowers and black berries.

In British English, the adjectiveelderis usually only used to describe brothers and sisters....her elder sister.You useolderto talk about the age of other people or things.Eldercannot be followed bythanbutoldercan be.I've got a sister who is older than me.Do not confuseelderandelderly. If you describe someone aselderly, you mean that they are old, but this is a slightly more polite word than 'old'. 'Theelderly' are elderly people.
英国英语中形容词 elder 通常只用来指哥哥、姐姐，如，her elder sister (她姐姐)。older用于指年龄。elder 后不能接 than，而 older 则可以。例如，I've got a sister who is older than me (我有个姐姐)。不要混淆 elder 和 elderly。elderly意为“年老的”，但比用 old 稍显礼貌一点。the elderly 指老年人。

双语例句

• We Chinese respect our elders and betters.
  我们中国人对长辈都很尊重的。
• She failed to show proper obedience and respect to the elders.
  她对长者没有表现出应有的顺从和尊敬。
• Thank you for a walk with me for each of my elders and friends.
  谢谢每个陪我走过一段的长辈和朋友。
• Why are you always contradicting your elders so rudely?
  你跟长辈怎么老这样硬顶？
• Listen to the counsel of your elders.
  听从长辈们的劝告吧。
• Will be learned and the elders who you trust to discuss, question their own views and not on.
  将学到的和一位你信得过的长辈商讨，问他们自己的看法对与不对。
• Sit down and be quiet in front of your elders and betters.
  在长辈和上级面前要老老实实地坐着。
• But kids and elders were our priority.
  但我们先救老人和孩子。
• They discussed important issues in imitation of their elders
  他们模仿长辈的口气讨论重要问题。
• Our Elders and our children, they await our Country's call.
  老人和儿童都等待着国家召唤。