grand old man

• n. 元老；前辈

grand old man的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Yes, the man was our elder statesman, Bernard Baruch.
   是的，我们的男子元老政治家，伯纳德巴鲁克。
2. Although he was little past sixty, Longfellow was becoming the grand old man of American letters.
   他虽然刚过六十岁，但成为美国文坛的前辈。