elder
n.老人；长辈；年长者；父辈
adj.年长的；年龄较大的；资格老的
n.（Elder）人名；（英、德、法、土、葡）埃尔德
elder 英 [ˈɛldə] 美 [ˈɛldər]
解释：the elder of two people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first 〔两人中〕年纪较长的〔尤指哥哥或姐姐〕 【尤英】
反义词：younger
例句：Sarah is the elder of the two.
释义：两人当中萨拉年纪较长。
搭配：elder brother/son/sister/daughter etc
例句：His elder son Liam became a lawyer.
释义：他的大儿子利亚姆当了律师。
常见错误：不是‘elder than someone’.而是 'older than someone'.
例句：She was two years older than me.
释义：她比我大两岁。
以上来源于：朗文当代高级英语词典
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