[詞彙區別] older 與 elder 的用法區別 |
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[詞彙區別] older 與 elder 的用法區別 1. 用於家人之間表示長幼關系,通常用 elder(在美國英語中也用older)。 Tom is my elder (older) brother. 湯姆是我的哥哥。 ————————————————– 2. elder 和 older 都指年長,但elder 通常指出兩個人的長幼之別,是表明一個身份。而 older 則指年紀較大。 與其說:The older brother is four years older than the younger one. 較年長的(哥哥)比較年幼的(弟弟)大四歲。 不如說:The elder brother (表明大哥身份) is four years older (指年紀較大) than the younger one. ————————————————– 3. elder 有時用作轉義,指職位、身份較高的人。例: He is an elder statesman. 他是一位政治元老/資深政客。 ————————————————– 4. older 專指年齡的大小而言,既可用於一個家庭成員之間,又可用於非同一家庭成員之間。 My elder brother is twelve years older than I am. 我的哥哥比我大十二歲。 Mr.Chen is older than I am by two years. 陳先生比我大兩年。 ————————————————– 5. older 常與 than 連用,但是 elder 決不能和 than 連用。 正:He is older than I am. 誤:He is elder than I am. ————————————————– 6. older只能用作形容詞,elder 既可作形容詞,又可作名詞。例: My elder brother is twelve years older than I am. 我的大哥比我大十二歲。 Tom, you need to be polite! They are all our elders. 湯姆,你要有禮貌,他們都是我們的長輩。 ————————————————– 7. 請注意,elder只能用來指人,不能指物;older既可以指人的年紀,也可以指物的新舊。例如: Jack is three years older than Jill. This is the oldest temple in Taiwan. ————————————————– English explanation: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/older-vs-elder/ Video on eldest vs oldest: http://www.engvid.com/oldest-eldest/ Sources: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/older-vs-elder/ http://www.differencebetween.net/language/words-language/difference-between-elder-and-older/ http://paper.wenweipo.com/2009/03/17/ED0903170012.htm http://www.kekenet.com/word/bx/List_10.shtml http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/elder http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/older#old__4 |
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