younger
younger — 慣用語
1. used after a person's complete name to indicate that this person is the younger
小；年輕的
加於人名後，表示同名中年紀較小者
used after a person's complete name to indicate that this person is the younger member of a pair who share the same name — typically a parent and child, or two historical figures whose names would otherwise be confused.
William Pitt the Younger became Prime Minister of Britain at the age of twenty-four.
小威廉·皮特（William Pitt the Younger）在二十四歲時成為英國首相。
pattern: [Name] the Younger — historical figure title
The gallery owns three oil paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Younger.
這間美術館收藏了三幅小彼得·布勒哲爾（Pieter Bruegel the Younger）的油畫。
pattern: [Name] the Younger — same-family artist
Pliny the Younger described the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a series of famous letters.
小普林尼（Pliny the Younger）在一系列著名的信件中描述了維蘇威火山爆發的情形。
Historians often refer to the pair as Cato the Elder and Cato the Younger to avoid confusion.
歷史學家常把這二人稱為老加圖（Cato the Elder）和小加圖（Cato the Younger），以免混淆。
contrastive pair: [Name] the Elder / [Name] the Younger
A self-portrait of Hans Holbein the Younger hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
一幅小漢斯·霍爾拜因（Hans Holbein the Younger）的自畫像懸掛在佛羅倫斯的烏菲茲美術館。
- junior
more common in modern American English, often abbreviated as Jr. after a surname
- the Elder
used for the older member of the same-name pair, always capitalised as part of a title
文法句型
[Full Name] the Younger
用法筆記
Only follows a complete proper name (given name + family name). The article 'the' is always present and capitalised as part of the title. This pattern is restricted to historical or formal writing; in everyday conversation, labels like 'junior' (Jr.) are more common in American English.
常見錯誤
younger — 名詞
1. a person who has lived fewer years than another person; someone who is less adva
較小者；晚輩
比他人年紀小的人
a person who has lived fewer years than another person; someone who is less advanced in age compared to someone else, or who belongs to the less senior generation in a family, group, or society.
Liang, as the younger of the two brothers, often helped wash the dishes after dinner.
梁先生作為兩兄弟中年紀較小的一位，飯後經常幫忙洗碗。
structure: as the younger of [group]
In many traditional households, the younger is expected to serve tea to the elders first.
在許多傳統家庭中，晚輩應先向長輩奉茶。
generic: the younger + obligation pattern
The village elders passed their stories down to the younger by word of mouth.
村裡的長者透過口耳相傳將故事傳遞給年輕人。
Tara, being the younger in the family, was allowed to choose the restaurant for dinner.
塔拉是家裡年紀最小的，所以可以選擇晚餐的餐廳。
The custom requires the younger to greet the older relatives first during the New Year visit.
這項習俗要求晚輩在新年拜訪時先向年長的親戚打招呼。
- the younger
- as the younger
- for the younger
- to the younger
文法句型
the younger
the younger of [group]
as the younger
用法筆記
This noun form appears almost exclusively with the definite article ('the younger'). In everyday spoken English, speakers prefer 'younger person' or 'younger one' instead. The plural 'the younger' can refer to younger people as a group (e.g. 'the younger in the village').