elect
elect
[ɪˈlɛkt]
verb
electable
adjective
语源
[ɪˈlɛkt]
verb
- [with obj.](常作 be elected)choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting
选举，推举
he was elected as councillor.
他被选为议员。
the members who were elected to the committee.
经选举产生的委员会成员。
[with obj. and complement]they elected him leader.
他们推选他为领导。
■[no obj.]opt for or choose to do something
作出选择
members can elect for a voluntary audit.
成员们可以选择自愿接受审计。
[with infinitive]more people elected to work at home.
更多的人选择在家中工作。
■(Christian Theology)(of God) choose (someone) in preference to others for salvation
(基督教神学)（上帝）挑选（某人）（而使其灵魂永远得救）
- [usu. as plural noun the elect](of a person) chosen or singled out
（人）选中的，卓越的
one of the century's elect.
世纪卓越人物之一。
■(Christian Theology)chosen by God for salvation
(基督教神学)蒙上帝挑选（而得救）的
■[postpositive]elected to or chosen for a position but not yet in office
当选而尚未就职的
the President-Elect.
当选而尚未就职的总统。
electable
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin elect- 'picked out', from the verb eligere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + legere 'to pick'
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