Old，elder，elderly 和 senior 的區別

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你問我答 Old，elder，elderly 和 senior 的區別?

本期節目的問題您好！請問 old，elder，elderly 和 senior 這幾個單詞的用法。謝謝！

Julie

本期節目內容簡介你能看出以下兩個例句的不同之處嗎？

Sarah is my elder sister.

Sarah is my elderly sister.

Old，elder，elderly 和 senior 看似都與“老”有關，不過“老”這個概念是指年齡、資歷，還是另有其它含義呢？本期《你問我答》將通過舉例為大家詳細講解。其中大家需要掌握的一點是：old 是最常見的一個詞，它和其它三個詞的區別在于 — old 可以用來形容事物和人，而其它三個詞幾乎只能形容人。

歡迎你加入并和我們一起討論英語學習的方方面面。請通過微博 @BBC英語教學或郵件與我們取得聯系。郵箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk。

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大家好，歡迎收聽 BBC 英語教學的《你問我答》節目，我是 Helen">Helen。這是一檔幫助回答大家在英語學習時碰到疑問的節目。本期節目要回答的問題來自 Julie 同學。讓我們來聽一下。

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您好！請問 old、elder、elderly 和 senior 這幾個單詞的用法。謝謝！

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這四個單詞都有“老的、年長的”含義，但是根據不同的語境，它們在平時生活中的用法是不一樣的。我們將通過舉例的方式來幫助大家理解它們之間的區別。Julie 提到的 old 這個詞應該是這四個詞中最常見的一個詞了。在形容人的時候，old 可以表示“上了年紀的”或者“幾歲”。請聽例句。

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My father is getting old. His health is not as good as before.

我的父親年紀大了。他的健康狀況沒有以前那么好了。

My nephew is four years old.

我的侄兒四歲了。

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大家需要注意的是 old 和名詞搭配時，可以表示“老的、舊的、以前的、前任的”。不僅僅限于人，包括事物都可以用 old 來形容。比如：老房子 old house，舊衣服 old clothes，過時的話題 old topic，前任男友 old boyfriend 等等。請聽例句。

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I found my old toys in the attic.

我在屋頂閣樓里發現了我的舊玩具。

I went out with friends from university last night. It was just like old times.

昨晚我和大學同學聚會，就像回到了從前一樣。

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接下來我們來看看 elder 和 elderly 這兩個詞。它們僅限于描述人。我們經常在談論家庭關系時用到 elder，它是一個正式用語，作為形容詞的時候意思是“年長的”，形容“家庭同輩中年齡大一些的那位成員”。Elderly 在拼寫上多兩個字母，作為形容詞時的意思和 old 是一樣的，和 old 的區別在于 elderly 更加禮貌，表示“年邁的、高齡的”。我們在英語中經常聽到 elderly 的一些詞組搭配，比如：elderly patient 年紀大的病人，elderly parents 高齡的父母等等。請聽以下例句。

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Sarah is my elder sister.

Sarah is my elderly sister.

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第一個例句的意思是“Sarah 是我的姐姐 my elder sister”。這里可以用 older 替代 elder ，意思是一樣的。第二個例句的句意則是“Sarah 是我年邁的姐姐 my elderly sister”。姐姐不僅年齡比我大，而且已經是老年人了。所以對聽者來說，這兩句話的意思是不一樣的。

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最后我們來看看 senior 這個詞，作為形容詞的時候它的含義包括“資深的、級別或地位較高的”。我們經常在工作、學習場景中聽到這個詞。比如：

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The company is promoting more women into senior manager roles.

公司正在提拔更多的女性職員成為高級經理。

Paul is a member of the senior tennis squad.

Paul 是高年級組網球隊的成員之一。

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在大多數的工作和學習場景中，要體現出“資深的或者高級別的”含義，都能用 senior 來表達。

Senior 還會出現在一種場景。有父母給自己的孩子取了和自己一樣的名字，那么為了區別兩人，就在年長的那位的名字后面加上 senior。比如：美國歷史上有兩位布什總統，老布什總統就是 George Bush senior。

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以上我們對 old，elder，elderly 和 senior 這四個詞作為形容詞時的含義和用法做了講解。除了 old 和 elderly 只是形容詞之外，elder 和 senior 還可以作為名詞。

Elder 指“年長的人”，尤其是在社會群體里有名望的人。比如：

Example

John is very well respected in the community. He is a village elder.

John 在社區里非常受大家尊重。他是村里的長老。

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Senior 作為名詞時可以表示“年齡的差異”，“上級、上司”，或者“退了休的老年人”。比如：

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Peter is just a few years my senior.

Peter 就比我大幾歲。

It’s important to have the support of your seniors at work.

在公司里有上級領導的支持很重要。

These homes are built for retired seniors.

這些房子是給退休老人修建的。

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好了，在節目結束前，我們簡單地總結一下 — “old”可以形容事物和人，其中常用的含義包括“上了年紀、幾歲、時間很久了、舊的、前任的”等等。形容詞“elder 年長的”和“elderly 年邁的、高齡的”是禮貌用語，只適用于形容人?！癝enior” 一般形容“級別高的、資歷深的”，多數情況下適用于和人相關的場景。如果你在英語學習時碰到疑問，歡迎和我們聯系。我們的郵箱是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk，感謝收聽，我是 Helen">Helen。下次節目再見！

你問我答 Old，elder，elderly 和 senior 的區別?

本期節目的問題您好！請問 old，elder，elderly 和 senior 這幾個單詞的用法。謝謝！

Julie

本期節目內容簡介你能看出以下兩個例句的不同之處嗎？

Sarah is my elder sister.

Sarah is my elderly sister.

歡迎你加入并和我們一起討論英語學習的方方面面。請通過微博 @BBC英語教學或郵件與我們取得聯系。郵箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk。

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您好！請問 old、elder、elderly 和 senior 這幾個單詞的用法。謝謝！

Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples

My father is getting old. His health is not as good as before.

我的父親年紀大了。他的健康狀況沒有以前那么好了。

My nephew is four years old.

我的侄兒四歲了。

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I found my old toys in the attic.

我在屋頂閣樓里發現了我的舊玩具。

I went out with friends from university last night. It was just like old times.

昨晚我和大學同學聚會，就像回到了從前一樣。

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Sarah is my elder sister.

Sarah is my elderly sister.

最后我們來看看 senior 這個詞，作為形容詞的時候它的含義包括“資深的、級別或地位較高的”。我們經常在工作、學習場景中聽到這個詞。比如：

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The company is promoting more women into senior manager roles.

公司正在提拔更多的女性職員成為高級經理。

Paul is a member of the senior tennis squad.

Paul 是高年級組網球隊的成員之一。

在大多數的工作和學習場景中，要體現出“資深的或者高級別的”含義，都能用 senior 來表達。

Elder 指“年長的人”，尤其是在社會群體里有名望的人。比如：

Example

John is very well respected in the community. He is a village elder.

John 在社區里非常受大家尊重。他是村里的長老。

Senior 作為名詞時可以表示“年齡的差異”，“上級、上司”，或者“退了休的老年人”。比如：

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Peter is just a few years my senior.

Peter 就比我大幾歲。

It’s important to have the support of your seniors at work.

在公司里有上級領導的支持很重要。

These homes are built for retired seniors.

這些房子是給退休老人修建的。

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