Word · Frequency #1794
Fully loadedelect
被选定的；被选中的
核心释义
Chosen or selected by preference from among a group.
- 1.
被选中的；从多个中择优选取的。
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
被选中的；从多个中择优选取的。；被选的；选出的
用法In use
The president-elect will deliver a speech tomorrow.
用法提示：此处elect为形容词，放在名词后，表示'当选但尚未就职的'。
She is the bride-elect, and her wedding is next month.
用法提示：elect构成复合名词，表示'已选定的'，强调被选中但尚未正式就位。
Only the elect few were invited to the secret meeting.
用法提示：elect作形容词，表示'被选出的'，修饰少数人。
elect + noun
elect 作定语时表示“被选中的、精选的”，常见于正式语体。
The committee invited an elect group of scholars to the conference.
委员会邀请了一组精选的学者参加会议。
the + title + elect
elect 置于职位名词之后，表示“已当选但尚未就职的”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- president-elect
- 当选总统（尚未宣誓就职）
- The president-elect outlined his plans for the first hundred days.当选总统阐述了他上任头一百天的计划。
- the elect
- 被选中的人；上帝的选民
- Only the elect received an invitation to the royal banquet.只有被选中的人收到了皇家宴会的邀请。
- elect few
- 被选中的少数人；精选的少数
- The elect few from each department attended the summit.每个部门被选中的少数人参加了峰会。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- president-elect
- 候任总统；当选总统
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
elect 比 select 少一个 s：select 是“挑选”，去掉动作感的 s，elect 就是已经被选好的、被选中的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式或书面语境、名词后的‘候任’用法 elect 作形容词多用于正式或书面语，常放在名词后表示‘候任的’，如 president-elect；日常口语更常用 chosen 或 selected。
语法说明Grammar Note
形容词，意为'当选的、被选出的'，常作定语，如the president-elect。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-lect' that rhyme with 'elect': select, collect, neglect, and reflect share the same final stressed vowel and consonants. Warning: dialect and intellect also end in '-lect' but stress the first syllable, so they do NOT rhyme with 'elect'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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