Jim is the ______ of the four kids.
A. oldest B. eldest
请问如何选?
沅老师:
两个答案都可以,通常是用 eldest(最年长的人),但在美国英语中也通常用 oldest。如:
Jill is the eldest [oldest] of my three children. 吉尔是我三个孩子中年龄最大的。
David was the eldest [oldest] of three boys. 戴维是3个男孩中年龄最大的一个。
黎老师:
两个答案都正确。例如:
He was the oldest of the four children.[美]
= He was the eldest of the four children.[英]
他是4个孩子中的老大。
(摘自《薄冰英语惯用法词典》)