older

单词辨析:

elder older 【导航词义:年龄较大的】
elder adj. [尤英]较年长的
〔辨析〕

一般只用于人,尤指兄弟或姐妹中较年长的,只作定语,不与 than 连用。

〔例证〕

She is my elder daughter.

她是我的大女儿。

His elder brother/sister works in a clothing factory.

他的哥哥/姐姐在一家服装厂工作。

older adj. 较老的,年龄较大的
〔辨析〕

普通用词,可用于人或物,表示人们的年纪长幼或事物的新旧关系,多用作表语,可与 than 连用。

〔例证〕

I am three months older than Tom.

我比汤姆大3个月。

This house is older than that one.

这栋房子比那栋房子老。

相关例句:

Older Americans are among this country's most faithful voters.

较年长的美国人是这个国家最忠实的选民群体之一。

By the time we had made landfall the boat looked ten years older!

等到我们登陆时,这艘船看似已老了10年!

I ventured the idea that the secret of staying young was to mix with older people

我大胆地提出了这样的观点:保持年轻的秘诀就在于和年长的人交往。

When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it.

我要退出100米比赛的时候,一个年纪大些的孩子试图吓唬我就范。

Underage youths can obtain alcohol from their older friends.

未到法定年龄的青少年可以从年龄较大的朋友那里弄到酒。

When you're older I think you're better equipped mentally to cope with whatever happens

你年龄再大一些后,我想你就会有更强的心理承受能力来面对所发生的任何事。