Word · Frequency #26943
unelected
未经选举的；非选举产生的
核心释义
not chosen by election; not elected
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未经选举的；非选举产生的
Not elected.
未经选举的
用法In use
The unelected committee set rules that everyone had to follow.
用法提示：unelected 作定语修饰 committee，表示“未经选举的”。
She works as an unelected adviser to the city government.
用法提示：unelected 作定语修饰 adviser，表示“未经选举的”。
The board remains unelected, so its members do not answer to voters.
用法提示：unelected 作表语，与 remain 构成系表结构，表示“仍未经选举的”。
unelected + noun
unelected 作定语时，常修饰官职或机构，强调其未经过民主选举程序。
The prime minister appointed an unelected official to oversee the project.
首相任命了一位未经选举的官员来监管这个项目。
be + unelected
作表语时，通常表示某一主体并非由选举产生。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unelected officials
- 未经选举的官员
- The country was run by unelected officials.这个国家由未经选举的官员管理。
- unelected body
- 未经选举产生的机构
- The unelected body has the power to change the law.这个未经选举产生的机构有权修改法律。
- unelected judges
- 未经选举的法官
- Critics say unelected judges overstep their role.批评者说，未经选举的法官超越了他们的职责。
- unelected bureaucrats
- 未经选举的官僚
- Many decisions are made by unelected bureaucrats in the capital.许多决定是由首都的未经选举的官僚作出的。
- unelected president
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把’elected’（当选）前加个’un’（不），想象某人没经投票就直接坐进办公室——未经选举的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：political commentary、news reporting、official documents 该词为中性形容词，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩，但在政治、新闻等较正式的语境中比较常见，多用于描述未经选举而担任职务的人。日常口语中偶尔使用，但总体偏书面。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Elected, selected and collected rhyme with unelected /ˌʌnɪˈlektɪd/: all end in /ˈlektɪd/. Expected, connected and protected share the spelling ending '-ected' but are pronounced /ɪkˈspektɪd/, /kəˈnektɪd/ and /prəˈtektɪd/, so they do not rhyme with unelected.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.