英语词汇“elite”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	elite
释义	elite I. \āˈlēt also ə̇ˈ- sometimes eˈ- or ēˈ-; usu -lēd.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: French élite, from Old French eslite choice, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin exligere, alteration (influenced by Latin ex-) of Latin eligere — more at elect 1. : the choice part or segment : flower, cream, aristocracy < an intellectual elite > < the elite of coffees > as a. : a segment or group regarded as socially superior < a store catering only to the elite > b. : highly trained soldiers < threw the elite of his army at the enemy's weakened flank > c. : a minority group or stratum that exerts influence, authority, or decisive power < a power elite > < party managers and the leaders of the control groups within the parties are the elites — B.J.Loewenberg > 2. : a size of typewriter type providing 12 characters to the linear inch and 6 lines to the vertical inch II. adjective 1. : of, relating to, or constituting an elite < seeking to attain elite status > < it cannot … be argued that the elite principle means necessarily a dictatorship — F.G.Wilson > < he has … denied holding the elite theory — G.A.Wagner > < elite troops > 2. : choice, superior, select < it places easily in the elite class of historical fiction — Edmund Fuller > < an elite brand of coffee > < all the officers are dressed in most elite uniforms — Johnny Johnson & P.E.Green >
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