汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 遺老
遺老 (遗老)
old fogy / adherent of previous dynasty
①前朝的旧臣;留恋旧时代的老人周公旦进殷之遗老,而问殷之亡故|二人皆系前清遗老。②饱阅世变的老人使垂白遗老,再逢大宝之安|坐中皆遗老。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

目前对于晚清遗老的研究还不为学界所关注,特别是对于晚清遗老陈夔龙的研究更是稀少。

The study on the old adherents to the collapsed Qing Dynasty is limited, and especially the research on Chen Kuilong is scarce.

清廷逊位后,一百多名遗老客居德人占据的青岛。

More than one hundred old fogies migrated to Qingdao occupied by Genmany after the Qing Dynasty's abdication.

自民党从1955年便大权稳坐,时至今日早已是冷战遗老

The LDP, in power almost without interruption since 1955, is a cold-war relic.

竞选之路上,她周围聚集了很多兄长当政时期的前朝遗老,看上去俨然一个经营中的家族企业。

On the campaign trail she surrounded herself with seasoned veterans from her brother's time in power; it looked very much like a family firm at work.