柯林斯詞典elder statesman (elder statesmen) 1. N-COUNT An elder statesman is an old and respected politician or former politician who still has influence because of his or her experience. 政界元老2. N-COUNT An experienced and respected member of an organization or profession is sometimes referred to as an elder statesman. 前輩; 元老[usu with supp] 返回 elder statesman劍橋詞典a respected leader , often one who no longer has an active job , who is thought of as having good advice to give （常指不再擔(dān)任實(shí)際工作而起顧問(wèn)作用的）元老，資深前輩，德高望重的人 He is one of the medical profession's elder statesmen . 他是毉學(xué)界的一位元老。 返回 elder statesman