elect

• adj. 选出的；当选的；卓越的
• n. 被选的人；特殊阶层；上帝的选民
• vt. 选举；选择；推选
• vi. 作出选择；进行选举

e-, 向外。-lect, 收集，选出，词源同collect,elite.

1. an exclusive group of people;

"one of the elect who have power inside the government"

elect

elect: [15] To elect somebody is literally to ‘choose them out’ of a range of possibilities. The word comes from ēlectus, the past participle of Latin ēligere ‘pick out, select’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and legere ‘gather, choose’ (source also of English collect, neglect, and select and, from its secondary meaning ‘read’, legible and lecture).

The notion of ‘choosing by ballot’ is the oldest of the verb’s senses in English. A person who may be ‘elected’ or ‘chosen’ is eligible [15] (an acquisition via French from the late Latin derivative ēligibilis). And someone who has been ‘picked out’ from the crowd is a member of the élite [18] (a borrowing of the feminine form of the past participle of French élire ‘elect’).

Also closely related is elegant.
=> collect, elegant, eligible, elite, lecture, legible, neglect, select

elect (v.)

early 15c., "to choose for an office, position, or duty," from Latin electus, past participle of eligere "to pick out, choose" (see election). Related: Elected; electing.

elect (adj.)

early 15c., of action, "voluntary;" of persons, "taken in preference to others," especially "chosen by God for some special purpose," from Latin electus, past participle of eligere "to pick out, choose" (see election). The noun meaning "those chosen by God" is from early 15c.

choose, select, elect, pick, prefer, opt

这些动词均含有"选择"之意。

choose： 普通用词，侧重根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行选择，着重被选者的优点。

select： 书面用词，具有庄严、正式的感情色彩。强调精选。

elect： 指按照一定的规章或法律，用投票等方式进行的认真慎重的选择。

pick： 口语用词，多指从个人角度仔细挑选，也含任意挑选之意。

prefer： 强调个人偏爱，不一定有选择的行动。

opt： 多指在几种可能性之间进行选择。

And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Hall's findings suggest there's an argument to be made for electing to use African American, though one can't help but get the sense that it's a decision that papers over the urgency of continued progress.

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Just one week after Obama was elected president, participants were less ready to support policies designed to address racial inequality than they had been two weeks before the election.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

He has been successfully elected Prime Minister.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

This type of integrity requires well-enforced laws in government transparency, such as records of official meetings, rules on lobbying, and information about each elected leader’s source of wealth.

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Elected leaders must be allowed to help supporters deal with bureaucratic problems without fear of prosecution for bribery.

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But the ruling reinforces the need for citizens and their elected representatives, not the courts, to ensure equality of access to government.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

an elected assembly/leader/representative

选出的议会 / 领导人 / 代表

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the newly elected government

新选的政府

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She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.

她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人妇女。

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He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East.

他被选为牛津东区的议员。

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Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays.

现在越来越多的人选择在家上班。

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the president elect

候任总统

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The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president...

菲律宾人民已投票选举出了一位新总统。

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Manchester College elected him Principal in 1956...

曼彻斯特学院于1956年推选他做院长。

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Those electing to smoke will be seated at the rear.

那些想吸烟的人将坐在后排。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the date when the president-elect takes office.

候任总统就职日

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Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays.

现在越来越多的人选择在家工作.

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She was now the president elect.

她当时是当选的总统.

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In the last resort a minor may elect a guardian himself.

最后一种办法是未成年人可以自己选择监护人.

辞典例句

The covenant of grace is principally between God and the elect.

恩典之约主要是神和被拣选者之间的关系.

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To elect the new leading personnel of the state.

选举新的国家领导工作人员.

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Thus, most experienced elect to switch this feature off.

所以, 大多数有经验的开发者都会关掉这个特性.

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They organized a poll to elect a president.

他们组织了一次投票选举总统.

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The artist must elect to fight for freedom or slavery.

一个艺术家必须就为自由还是为奴役而奋斗作出决定.

辞典例句

To elect the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

选举中央纪律检查委员会.

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While there are exceptions, voters tend not to re elect governments that have trashed the economy.

尽管也有例外,但对于搞砸经济的政府, 选民一般不会让它再次当选.

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British voters were given their first opportunity to elect representatives.

英国选民头一次有机会选举他们的代表.

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I wonder who they will elect as mayor.

我不知道他们会选谁当市长.

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Concentrators in geological sciences elect either geology or geography.

主修地质学的学生要选修地质学或地理课程.

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Under Pakistan's constitution, the government has 30 days to elect a replacement.

根据巴基斯坦宪法, 政府需要在30天内选举出一位新总统.

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Possessing high conductivity of heat and elect ricity, aluminum finds wide application in indust ry.

因为铝具有高的导热性,所以在工业上获得了广泛的应用.

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The right to elect the chief and to depose him is nowhere mentioned.

关于选举和撤换酋长的权利,任何地方都没有提到过.

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Directors continue to hold office until the shareholders elect their successors and the latter take office.

在股东选出的新的董事上任之前,原来的董事应继续执行职务.

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If you elect to create a custom filter, you will need to complete several additional fields.

如果您选择创建自定义过滤器, 您将需要完成一些额外的领域.

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