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- (elder) brother
- 姐姐
- [jiějie]
- elder sister; sister
- 1. elder brother
- 2. brother
English Dictionary (1-3 of 3)
- elder
- ['εldə]
- 1. born earlier; senior - Compare older
- 2. (in piquet and similar card games) denoting or relating to the nondealer (the elder hand ), who has certain advantages in the play
- 3. prior in rank, position, or office
- 4. of a previous time; former
- 5. an older person; one's senior
- 6. a senior member of a tribe who has influence or authority
- 7. (in certain Protestant Churches) a lay office having teaching, pastoral, or administrative functions
- 8. another word for presbyter
- 9. Old English eldra, ...
- elder
- ['εldə]
- 1. any of various unrelated plants, such as box elder and marsh elder
- 2. Compare alder
- 3. Old English ellern; related to Old Norse elrir, Old High German erl i n, Old Slavonic jel i cha, Latin alnus
- Elder
- ['εldə]
- Elder, Mark Philip. born 1947, British conductor; musical director of the English National Opera (1979--93) and of the Hallé Orchestra from 2000
Examples (1-5 of 45)
- They were married by the elder of their community.
- 他们在教区教长的主持下结婚了。 → elder
- Do you have an elder sister?
- 你有姐姐吗？ → elder
- Of the twin brothers, Tom is the elder by a few minutes.
- 这对孪生兄弟里，汤姆早出生了几分钟。 → elder
- This is Joseph Patrick Kennedy, the elder.
- 这个是哥哥，约瑟夫·帕特里克·肯尼迪。 → elder
- She is my elder daughter.
- 她是我的大女儿。 → daughter
