英语词汇“elect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	elect
释义	elect I. \ə̇ˈlekt, ēˈl- sometimes ˈēˌl-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin electus chosen of God, from Latin, choice, excellent, selected, from past participle of eligere 1. : chosen especially by preference or for excellence : carefully selected : exclusive, choice < considered themselves a very elect group > 2. a. : chosen for office or position but not yet installed — usually used after the noun < president-elect > < delegate-elect > b. : chosen for marriage at some future time to a specified person < bride-elect > 3. : chosen as an object of divine mercy of favor : set apart for eternal life — used in theology < to elect souls a Redeemer comes down who reveals the secret knowledge — W.F.Howard > II. \ə̇ˈl-, ēˈl-\ noun (plural elect) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin & Latin electus, adjective & noun : one chosen or set apart: a. : one chosen by God as the object of mercy or favor < the emperor was the elect of God — R.M.French > < they were of the elect, those chosen by God — J.C.Brauer > b. : a select or exclusive group of people < her status changed from that of “outsider” to one of the elect when her classmates discovered that she could sing F above high C — Current Biography > III. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English electen, from Latin electus, past participle of eligere to pick out, choose, select, from e- + -ligere (from legere to gather, pick out, choose) — more at legend *transitive verb* 1. : to make a selection of : choose < having elected deliberately … that stern land and weather — William Faulkner > < concentrators in geological sciences elect either geology or geography — Official Register of Harvard University > 2. : to choose (a person) for an office, position, or membership < elect a chairman > < elect a leader > < elect a member of a board > especially : to select (a person) for political office by vote < elect the president of the U.S. > 3. : to choose (a course of action) especially by preference : decide upon < elected suicide as a preferable fate — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin > < received the opening kickoff and elected to punt — Harry Molter > 4. : to designate or choose as an object of divine mercy or favor < Wyclif argued that the true Church is made up only of those elected by God — K.S.Latourette > *intransitive verb* : to make a selection : choose < what is worse still is the power of the big company to ruin the individual as capriciously as it elects — Robert Lekachman > Synonyms: see designate IV. abbreviation 1. electric; electrical; electrician; electricity 2. electuary
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