take an elective
I decided to take an elective in art history.
我决定选一门艺术史的选修课。
可选择的事物或可自由选择的东西,尤指课程。;选修课程
可选择的事物或可自由选择的东西,尤指课程。
Something that is an option or may be freely chosen, especially a course of study.
She decided to take an elective in art history this semester.
她决定这学期选修一门艺术史课程。
用法提示:名词elective指选修课程
Most students prefer electives that are related to their major.
大多数学生更喜欢与专业相关的选修课。
用法提示:复数electives表示选修课程
He needs to choose three electives from a list of twenty options.
他需要从二十个选项中选出三门选修课。
用法提示:elective作为可数名词,表示一门选修课程
I decided to take an elective in art history.
我决定选一门艺术史的选修课。
She enrolled in an elective in computer science.
她注册了一门计算机科学的选修课。
The school offers Spanish as an elective.
学校提供西班牙语作为选修课。
option 泛指任何可选项,不限于课程;在选课语境中可与 elective 互换,但单独使用时需说明指课程。
choice 强调选择的行为、权利或可选范围,并不固定指选修课;在课程语境中不如 elective 直接。
optional course 是 elective 的直白同义短语,更正式、表意更明确;可互换,但需搭配 course 等具体名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is taking elective next year.
正确表达He is taking an elective next year.
elective 作为可数名词单数时,前面需要加不定冠词 an,中文学生常因母语无冠词而遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子She completed all the elective this semester.
正确表达She completed all the electives this semester.
elective 是可数名词,表示多门选修课程时要用复数形式 electives,中文无复数变化导致错误。
本义项为“选修课”(elective);required course 指必须修读的课程。
亦为必修性质,常指专业核心课程,与可自由选择的 elective 相对。
elective 是名词,指选修课程;optional 是形容词,意为可选的,不强制。
elective 特指学校中的选修课程;option 泛指任何选择。
选修课程
She chose an elective course in photography.
她选了一门摄影选修课程。
选修一门课
Students can take an elective in their second year.
学生可以在第二年选修一门课。
选择选修课
You should choose an elective that matches your interests.
你应该选择一门符合自己兴趣的选修课。
选修学分
This seminar counts as three elective credits.
这门研讨课算三个选修学分。
热门选修课
Introduction to Psychology is a popular elective.
心理学导论是一门热门选修课。
e- (out/向外) + lect (choose/选择) + -ive (adjective suffix, here used as a noun/形容词后缀,此处作名词). Related: elect, select, collect (root lect); emit, eject (prefix e-); active, creative (suffix -ive).
选修课属于课程体系的一部分,学生从中挑选。
选修课可作为专业要求之外的自由选择。
选修课通常需要修满一定学分。
某些选修课可能需要先修其他课程。
选修课一般在特定学期内开设和选择。
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