(尤指在社會上地位高、受人尊敬的)長者,長輩,老年人
You should listen to the advice of your elders. 你應該聽長輩的建議。
They consulted the village elders. 他們向村裡的長輩們諮詢了意見。
formal She is my elder by three years (= three years older than I am) . 她比我年長三歲。
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a sister / brother / son / daughter who is older than the other sister(s), brother(s), etc.
姐姐/ 哥哥/ 大兒子/ 大女兒 更多范例 减少例句
the elder
used after someone's name to show that they are the older of two people who have the same name , especially a father and son
(用於人名後表示兩個同名者、尤指兩父子中的父親)大,老
William Pitt the elder 老威廉‧彼特