elder
US:/ˈeldər/
UK:/ˈeldə(r)/
n.:
长者；长辈；接骨木；元老
adj.:
年纪较长的；（后面不紧跟名词，指两者中的）较年长者
网络:
长老；年长的；年龄较大的
Word forms: (复数) elders
Examples
1.
In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius .
在给塔希托的两封信中，老普林尼的侄子写了有关威苏威火山大喷发的唯一的证言。
2.
The younger sister also remembered his brother's trousers after she got home from the cinema, so she did as her mother and elder did.
排第二的姐姐从电影院回家后也记得弟弟的裤子。于是她也和她的母亲和姐姐一样，改动了裤子。
3.
Jing elder brother, listen to your song 'absence' think your voice gives me a good sense of tranquility!
靖哥哥、听着你的歌‘缺席’觉得你的声音带给我一种好宁静的感觉！
4.
Love realizing how much he owed the elder and asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me? "
爱突然意识到它亏欠老人的救助，它问知识，“谁救了我？”
5.
She used to ask her elder sister for help whenever she was in trouble.
过去一遇到问题，她就会去找她姐姐帮忙。
6.
When they arrived on land, the elder went on his way. Love realized how much she owed the elder.
当他们抵达大陆时，老人开始了自己的旅途。爱这才意识到她欠了老人那么多。
7.
After losing office he retired, but continued to be viewed as a distinguished elder statesman.
福特在竞选失败后退休，但他仍然作为一位资深政治家活跃在人们的视线里。
8.
To some extent, the elder might have saved one's life while this guy trying to go through the red light, for he might be hit by other cars.
或许就因为老人的一块砖还救了闯红灯者的一条命呢，因为说不定他闯过去的下一秒就会被其他车撞。
9.
When they arrived at the dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, love asked knowledge, another elder.
等他们到了陆地之后，长者独自离开了。爱突然意识到这位长者无私的救助，于是问另一个长者——知识。
10.
The elder twin, who had the advantage of good looks and a striking personality, decided that he would take up the stage as a career.
年长的双胞胎，他们有优势的漂亮的容貌和一个显著的个性，决定他将接手这一阶段的一种职业。