elder

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛldə/    美 /ˈeldə/|/ˈɛldɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cow's udder, especially used as food.
  2. A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
    — We were presented to the village elder.
  3. A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
    — Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.
  4. An old person. US
    — Treating illness among society’s elders is challenging since board-certified geriatricians (physicians trained, knowledgeable and certified in treating older patients) are in short supply, here in El Paso and throughout the country.
  5. Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white and yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
  6. One who is older than another. in-plural,relational
    — Respect your elders.
  7. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
    — Carry your Head[…] as your Elders have done.
  8. An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
  9. A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
    — a travelling elder
  10. A priest. obsolete
  11. One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood. Mormonism,US
    — After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.
  12. A male missionary. Mormonism,US
    — The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.
  13. Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority. Mormonism,capitalized,often
    — One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.
  14. A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess. Germanic
动词 v.
  1. To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting. Quakerism
    — I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.
形容词 adj.
  1. comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority. comparative,form-of
    — It's typical for elder married couples to live in retirement homes.
  2. Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
    — The deal fell to Copling and the automaton therefore had the first "elder hand," with the advantage of a discard of five cards against its opponent's three.

词形变化

elders plural elders present,singular,third-person eldering participle,present eldered participle,past eldered past elders plural

词汇关系

近义词
geriatric long in the tooth on in years mzee senior forerunner
衍生词
black elder box elder box elder maple Chinese elder dwarf elder elderberry elder-blow elderbush elderflower eldern elderwood ground elder marsh elder salt marsh elder yellow elder
相关词
alder

词源

词源 1
From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.
词源 2
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Etymology tree
Middle English eldre
English elder
From Middle English eldre, eller, ellern, from Old English ellærn, from Proto-Germanic *elernaz, *eldernaz (compare Low German Elhorn, Elloorn).
词源 3
Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *aliþro (“udder”), from *alaną (“to nourish”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch elder (“udder”).
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