oldest与eldest有什么区别?请举例说明

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oldest与eldest有什么区别?
请举例说明

Answer 1

oldest是最高级,意思是最老的,可以是人或物.
例子：It's the oldest building I have ever seen.
eldest意思是最年长的,排行第一的.只能是人,说家里排行最大的
例子：Eldest son is preferentially all sister-in-laws on the right of succession.
在继承权上长子优先于诸弟妹.
He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.
他是长子,因此是头衔的继承人.
The eldest son inherited the bulk of the estate.
长子继承了遗产的大部分.
I am the eldest among my cousins.
我是表兄弟姐妹中年龄最大的.
After the Duke's death,his eldest son claimed the title.
公爵死后,其长子要求继承爵位.
Edgar,the eldest,would not condescend to him at first.
起初老大埃德加不屑同他为伍.
Eldest cousin would begin,shaking his head in sorrow.
大侄子总是率先发言,伤心地摇着脑袋.
The estate was made over to the eldest son.
地产的所有权已转给长子.
The millionaire's eldest son will succeed to his estate.
这百万富翁的长子将继承他的产业.
The title passes by inheritance to the eldest son.
这头衔按世袭传给长子.