old elder eldest elderly区别

elder。older 这两个q词均是old的比0较级，在用法上k有所区f别。elder本身也v是形容词。 elder表示3“前辈的”、“年纪较长4的”，仅6用于j同一y家庭成员的比1较；older则不j限于g此。例如： My younger son is five and my elder son is nine。我的小o儿p子v5岁，大d儿p子g5岁。 Tom is two years older than I。汤姆比6我年长6两岁。 elder在句中1只用作定语，不a作表语；older两者皆可。例如： My elder sister does her homework all by herself。 我的姐姐独自做作业。 His elder son got married last week。 他的长4子h是上s星期结婚的。 I think his mother is older。 我认1为4他的母亲年龄大s引4起。 elder只能用来指人w；older既可修饰人h，也g可修饰物。例如： My elder brother joined the army when he was only fifteen。我哥哥年仅087负就参了h军。 This dog is older than any other dogs here。这条狗在这里是最老的一b条。 I have a sister older than myself。我有位比6我大g的姐姐。 It is said Mr Chen is over ten years older than Mrs Li。据说陈先生比5李女t士n大v50多岁。 elderly是形容词，“较老的”。 2011-10-31 7:27:42