a.

1. 年齡較大的
   Her elder daughter is in college.

   她的長女在上大學。

2. 從前的
3. 資格老的；地位高的
   An elder educator is due to lecture at 3 tomorrow afternoon.

   一位資深教育家定於明天下午三點演講。

n.

1. 年齡較大者[S1]
   You are my elder by five years.

   你比我大五歲。

2. 長者，前輩[P]
   In some things you must trust to your elders.

   有些事，你得信賴你的長者。

3. 前人，祖先[P]
4. 元老，長老[C]

n.

1. 【植】接骨木[C]

adj.

n.

1. (one's elder) a person of greater age than one.
2. a leader or senior figure in a community or tribe.
3. an official in the early Christian Church, or of various Protestant Churches and sects.

n.