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热心网友 时间:2023-10-09 16:20
用于家人之间表示长幼关系,通常用 elder(在美国英语中也用older)。elder 和 older 都指年长,但elder 通常指出两个人的长幼之别,是表明一个身份。而 older 则指年纪较大。
与其说:The older brother is four years older than the younger one. 较年长的(哥哥)比较年幼的(弟弟)大四岁。
不如说:The elder brother (表明大哥身份) is four years older (指年纪较大) than the younger one.
elder 有时用作转义,指职位、身份较高的人。
例句:
He is an elder statesman.他是一位*元老/资深政客。
older 专指年龄的大小而言,既可用于一个家庭成员之间,又可用于非同一家庭成员之间。
例句:
My elder brother is twelve years older than I am.我的哥哥比我大十二岁。
Mr.Chen is older than I am by two years.陈先生比我大两年。
older 常与 than 连用,但是 elder 决不能和 than 连用。
正:He is older than I am.
误:He is elder than I am.
older只能用作形容词,elder 既可作形容词,又可作名词。
例句:
My elder brother is twelve years older than I am.我的大哥比我大十二岁。
Tom, you need to be polite! They are all our elders.汤姆,你要有礼貌,他们都是我们的`长辈。
请注意,elder只能用来指人,不能指物;older既可以指人的年纪,也可以指物的新旧。
例句:
Jack is three years older than Jill.
This is the oldest temple in Taiwan.