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
  1. an elder statesman of golf
     高尔夫球的元老

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

• German-style grand coalition, led by Mr Monti or a respected elder statesman like the socialist Giuliano Amato, is another possible solution to the Italian conundrum.
  由蒙蒂先生或一位德高望重的老政治家如社会主义者朱利安诺阿马托领导的德国式的大执政联盟将是解决意大利难题的另一个可行方法。
• 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 was the prototype of the elder statesman.
  他是老一辈政治家的典型。
• Few go as far as Joschka Fischer, elder statesman of Germany's Greens, who wants a United States of Europe.
  没人比约施卡·菲舍尔，这名德国绿党前发言人走得更远，他提出要建立一个欧罗巴合众国。
• 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。
• 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。
• Giggs'relationship with Sir Alex has obviously developed over the years as he's matured from rookie teenage talent to a distinguished elder statesman in the first team.
  吉格斯和爵爷的关系显然越来越好，他也从一个愣头青成长为一队的领袖。
• Henry Kaufman, the economist and Wall Street elder statesman, gives the lie to the notion that no one saw the financial crisis coming.
  经济学家、华尔街资深政治家亨利考夫曼证明，那种认为无人预见到金融危机的看法是错误的。
• 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 seemed to prefer the role of elder statesman.
  他似乎更喜欢扮演年长的政治家的角色。