elder/'eldər $ -dər/

n. an older person, esp. one with a respected position in society

a. older

n. [C，常~s] 长者；长辈：Young people should respect their elders. 年轻人应该尊敬长辈。

◇the village elders 村里的长者

a. [常置于名词前] 更年长的，年龄更大的：my elder sister 我的姐姐

◇his elder son 他的长子

◇[用the elder指两者中的年长者] the elder of his two sons 他两个儿子中的长子

常犯错误

✗ The young man was defeated by the elder one.

✓ The young man was defeated by the older one. 年轻人被更年老的那个打败了。

辨析elder; older