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eldest

adjective
/ˈeldɪst/
/ˈeldɪst/
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  1. (of people, especially of three or more members of the same family指人,尤指同一家庭里三个或三个以上成员中) oldest年龄最大的
    • Tom is my eldest son.汤姆是我的长子。
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2
  2. the eldest
    used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the oldest of three or more people(后面不紧跟名词,指三个或三个以上的人中)年龄最大的人
    • the eldest of their three children他们的三个子女中最大的那个
    Synonyms oldold
    • elderly
    • aged
    • long-lived
    • mature
    These words all describe somebody/​something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.
    • old having lived for a long time; no longer young:
      • She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.她上年纪了,明年就 75 岁了。
    • elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’:old 的委婉语,指年纪较大的、上了年纪的:
      • She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.她在忙着照顾两个年老的亲戚。
    • aged (formal) very old:指年迈的、年老的:
      • Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.年迈的亲戚住在家里有时压力相当大。
    • long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time:
      • Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.我们家每个人都特别长寿。
    • mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young:
      • clothes for the mature woman成年妇女的服装
    Patterns
    • a(n) old/​elderly/​aged/​long-lived/​mature man/​woman
    • a(n) old/​elderly/​aged/​mature gentleman/​lady/​couple
  3. Word OriginOld English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to old.

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