older
英 ['əʊldər] 美 ['oʊldər]

adj.

年长的；老的( old的比较级 )；古老的；以前的（用于指称被替代的东西） 原来的；

英英释义

older[ 'əuldə ]

• adj.
  • advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

    同义词：agedelderlysenior

  • used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

    同义词：eldersr.

  • old in experience

    "the older soldiers"

    同义词：old

词组短语

older people老年人

older brother哥哥；长兄

older sister姐姐

同近义词辨析

elder, older

这组词都有“年长的，年龄较大的”的意思，其区别是：

elder是old的比较级。指家庭成员中年龄较长的，或指两人中年龄较长的。

older也是old的比较级，指年龄较大、较老，指物时作“较旧的”解。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He has a fixation on older women.
   他对于年长的女人有病态的依恋。
2. You should get up when an older person comes in.
   年长的人进来时，你应该站起来。

权威例句

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A multicomponent intervention to prevent delirium in hospitalized older patients.
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Effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on bone density in men and women 65 years of age or older.
Randomised double-blind comparison of placebo and active treatment for older patients with isolated systolic hypertension. The Systo...
Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis: Report of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People.
Letter by Reiffel regarding article, "Risk of bleeding with 2 doses of dabigatran compared with warfarin in older and younger patien...