/ˈeldə(r) ||; ˈɛldɚ/adj
(only before a noun 只用于名词前) older (of two members of a family) (两个家庭成员中)年纪较大的:
My elder daughter is at university now but the other one is still at school.我的大女儿正在念大学,小女儿还在念中学。an elder brother/sister哥哥;姐姐
elder²
/ˈeldə(r) ||; ˈɛldɚ/noun
1 [sing] the elder the older of two people (两者中)年纪较大的一个:
Who is the elder of the two?这两个人谁的年纪比较大?
2my, etc elder [sing] a person who is older than me, etc 年纪比(我等)大的人:
He is her elder by several years.他比她大好几岁。
3elders [pl] older people 长者:
Do children still respect the opinions of their elders?长辈的话,现在的孩子们还听不听?