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知识点三 elderly,elder 与 old

三词均可指“年老的,年迈的”。其区别是:old指年事已高,接近生命的终点;elder表示 “年龄较大的,年长的”,指相对于某人或某事来说年龄比较大;elderly指已过中年,意为 “较老的,接近老年的”,是绝对意义上的年纪较大,常有尊敬和威严的意味。

3.  (选词填空) She was an (elderly,elder,old) woman,perhaps sixty years old.

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() 4. A. none   B. no C. both   D. neither

() 5. A. turned   B. guided C. held   D. lifted

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