长老 meaning in English
1.[书面语] (年纪大的人) elder
2.(对和尚的尊称) elder of a buddhist monastery
Examples
- The elders all were smiling, and one of them took him by the hand .
长老们一个个都喜形于色。其中一位拉着他的手。 - Only by respecting this primal law could the young make hope to escape the old man's wrath .
只有遵守这条原始法律，青年男子才能有希望逃过长老的暴怒。 - Make room for this ruling elder, he comes to see a precions sister glorify god in the grassmarket .
给这位长老让路，他是来送一位宝贝妹妹到草市场去礼拜上帝的。 - One by one the other elders now timidly rise with innocuous requests, which rahm receives warmly .
其他的长老一个接一个怯生生地站起来，提出了一些不关痛痒的要求，拉姆全热情地接纳了。 - He obtained his license as a preacher of the gospel, with some compliments from the presbytery by whom it was bestowed .
他获得了福音传道师的证书，证书上附有颁发证书的长老会的好评语。