2016年中考英语词组辨析：elder/ older
<p> Ⅰ.<span word="elder">elder</span>的意思是年长的，指家庭里两个成员中年龄较长的，或者指明的两个人中年龄较长的。例如：</p><p> ① <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>. 他是我的哥哥。</p><p> ② <span word="My">My</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. 我姐姐在工厂里工作。</p><p> ③ <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>? 这两个人中哪一个年龄较大?</p><p> <span word="elder">elder</span>用作形容词时，通常放在名词前面作定语。它也可以用作名词，其复数形式表示长者、长辈的意思，例如：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="elders">elders</span>. 我们尊重长辈。</p><p> Ⅱ.<span word="older">older</span>是形容词<span word="old">old</span> 的比较级形式，指年龄较大、较老，也指较旧。例如：</p><p> ① <span word="Comrade">Comrade</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Comrade">Comrade</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>. 张同志比王同志大两岁。</p><p> ② <span word="This">This</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span>. 这棵树比那棵树。</p>
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