older

界面语言: zh

🇬🇧 /ˈəʊldə/ 🇺🇸 /ˈoʊldɜr/

📖 释义

  1. adjective
    更年长的; 较旧的; 昔日的

🔗 详情

词形变化

比较级: older, elder 最高级: oldest, eldest

常用搭配

old ageold friendold timesgood oldold schoolold-fashionedthe good old days

派生词

oldnessoldenoldishold-fashionedold-timeoldieoldster

同义词

agedelderlyancientseniormaturevenerable

反义词

youngnewmodernrecent

易混淆词

elder
EN: 'Elder' is used specifically for family seniority (elder brother) or formal titles (elder statesman); 'older' is the general comparative for age or duration.
zh: 'Elder' 专门用于表示家族长幼（如兄长）或正式头衔（如资深政治家）；'older' 是用于年龄或持续时间的一般比较级。
eldest
EN: 'Eldest' is the superlative used for family order (eldest child); 'oldest' is the general superlative for age or duration.
zh: 'Eldest' 是用于家族排序的最高级（长子/长女）；'oldest' 是用于年龄或持续时间的一般最高级。

拼写提示

EN: Remember that 'elder/eldest' are restricted to family or formal contexts, while 'older/oldest' are used in all other comparative/superlative contexts.
zh: 请记住，'elder/eldest' 仅限于家庭或正式语境，而 'older/oldest' 用于所有其他比较级/最高级语境。

💬 例句

  1. My older brother graduated from college last year.

    我哥哥去年大学毕业了。

  2. We found an older version of the software in the archives.

    我们在档案中发现了一个较旧版本的软件。

  3. He often reminisces about the older days of the city.

    他经常回忆这座城市往昔的岁月。