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elder

英[?eld?(r)] 美[??ld?]

復數：elders;

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同義詞解析

以下這兩個形容詞都表示"年長的，年齡較大的" 的意思
elder是old的比較級。指家庭成員中年齡較長的，或指兩人中年齡較長的。
older也是old的比較級，指年齡較大、較老，指物時作"較舊的"解。

柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義

ADJ-COMPAR

（兩者中）年齡較大的，年長的

The elder of two people is the one who was born first.
例句
...his elder brother. 他哥哥 ...the elder of her two daughters. 她兩個女兒中年長的那個
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（尤指年紀大很多的）年長者，長輩

A person's elder is someone who is older than them, especially someone quite a lot older.
例句
The young have no respect for their elders. 年輕人不尊重他們的長輩。
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有威望的長者;元老

In some societies, an elder is one of the respected older people who have influence and authority.
例句
...tribal elders. 部落長老
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（某些基督教會中不擔任牧師的）長老

In some Christian churches, an elder is one of the people who hold a position of responsibility, but not usually a minister.
例句
He is now an elder of the village church. 他現在是鄉村教會的長老。
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接骨木

An elder is a bush or small tree which has groups of small white flowers and black berries.

英漢詞典釋義

英英詞典釋義

Noun
1. a person who is older than you are
2. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
3. any of various church officers
Adjective
1. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;
"Bill Adams, Sr."
2. older brother or sister;
"big sister"

行業詞典

醫學：接骨木：西洋接骨木(Sambucus ni-gra)，美洲接骨木(S.canadensis)以及其他同屬植物。含揮發油的花已用于敷裹創口、燒傷、潰瘍等，也用作發汗藥，輕瀉藥和利尿藥；