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单词 preselected
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preselectedadj.

Brit. /ˌpriːsᵻˈlɛktd/, U.S. /ˈˌprisəˈlɛktəd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, selected adj.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + selected adj. Compare later preselect v.
A thing which has been selected beforehand.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > selected > in advance
preselected1851
1851 Brit. Q. Rev. Nov. 286 The province of Silesia was the pre-selected booty of a war undertaken to secure it.
1865 Washington Observations (U.S. Naval Observatory) p. xlviii The co-operation of this observatory in a series of meridian declination measures of the planet and certain preselected stars was asked.
1933 W. H. Auden in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1978) Aug. 305 The pre-selected gear adjusted.
1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts iv. 44/1 Sometimes it seems easier to buy a preselected bag of apples or package of green beans, but you are usually better off picking out your own.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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