elder statesman
英 [ˌeldə ˈsteɪtsmən]
美 [ˌeldər ˈsteɪtsmən]
n. 政界元老; 资深前辈; 德高望重的老前辈
牛津词典
noun
- 政界元老
an old and respected politician or former politician whose advice is still valued because of his or her long experience - 资深前辈；德高望重的老前辈
any experienced and respected person whose advice or work is valued- an elder statesman of golf
高尔夫球的元老
- an elder statesman of golf
柯林斯词典
- 政界元老
Anelder statesmanis an old and respected politician or former politician who still has influence because of his or her experience. - 前辈;权威人士;元老
An experienced and respected member of an organization or profession is sometimes referred to as anelder statesman.
英英释义
noun
- an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders
- any influential person whose advice is highly respected
双语例句
- In2004, tennis's elder statesman became the oldest player to finish in the top ten since Jimmy Connors in1988.
2004年，网坛老将阿加西打破了一项世界记录，成为自1988年吉米·康诺斯以来，进入网坛排名前10位的最年长的选手。 - He was the prototype of the elder statesman.
他是老一辈政治家的典型。 - Yes, the man was our elder statesman, Bernard Baruch.
似的，这就是我们的政界元老，伯纳德巴鲁。 - He was in his late eighties and had become the country's most respected elder statesman.
他年近九旬，已成为该国最受尊崇的政界元老。 - Often in a crisp white shirt and tie, he seems happy to play the professorial elder statesman.
他经常穿着笔挺的白衬衣，打着领带，似乎乐于扮演老一辈学者型政治家的角色。 - Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's elder statesman, recently said that it could take as long as six years before the economy makes a firm recovery.
新加坡政界元老李光耀（LeeKuanYew）近期表示，新加坡经济可能需要长达6年时间才能稳固复苏。 - He has written eight books and has cultivated the image of an elder statesman
他已经写了8本书，树立起了其政界元老的形象。 - He has cultivated the image of an elder statesman
他已树立起一个政界元老的形象。 - After I am dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.& Cato the Elder, statesman, soldier, and author.
我宁愿死后人们问我为何没有纪念碑而不是问我为何有纪念碑。&老卡托，古罗马政治家、战士和作家。 - Mr McCain was the known quantity, the safer choice, literally the elder statesman and Mr Obama had everything to prove.
麦凯恩是已知数，是更加安全的人选，堪称政界元老，而奥巴马事事都有待证明。