choose, select, elect, pick, prefer, opt

名詞 elect:

1. an exclusive group of people
   同義詞：chosen

動詞 elect:

1. select by a vote for an office or membership
2. choose

形容詞 elect:

1. selected as the best
   同義詞：elite
2. elected but not yet installed in office

1. Voters always elect the candidate most tuned in to their needs.
   選民總是選那些最能體察其疾苦的候選人。
2. They elected him chairman.
   他們選他做主席。
3. The President elect will be installed next week.
   候任總統(tǒng)將在下周正式就任。

e.lect

v.（動詞）
e.lect.ed,e.lect.ing,e.lects
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To select by vote for an office or for membership.
選舉，競選：通過選舉挑選某人擔任某種職務或作某一組織的成員
To pick out; select:
挑出；挑選：
例句：
elect an art course.See Synonyms at choose
選修藝術(shù)課參見 choose

To decide, especially by preference:
決定：決定，尤指憑好惡決定：
例句：
elected to take the summer off.
決定夏天休假

Theology To select by divine will for salvation.
【神學】 （神學）被挑選出來：上帝挑選某人使其靈魂得救
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make a choice or selection.
選擇或挑選
adj.（形容詞）
Chosen deliberately; singled out.
精選的；選出的

Elected but not yet installed. Often used in combination:
選中的，選定的：選出而尚未就任的，常用于復合詞中：
例句：
the governor-elect.
州長當選人

Chosen for marriage. Often used in combination:
當選的：為婚嫁挑選的，常用于復合詞中：
例句：
the bride-elect.
準未婚妻

Theology Selected by divine will for salvation.
【神學】 （神學）被挑選出來的：蒙上帝挑選而靈魂永遠得救的
n.（名詞）
One that is chosen or selected.
被選中的人
Theology One selected by divine will for salvation.
【神學】 被上帝選中靈魂得救的人
(used with a pl. verb)An exclusive group of people. Used withthe :
（與復數(shù)動詞連用）特權(quán)階層，特權(quán)集團：排外的一群人。與the 連用：
例句：
one of the elect who have power inside the government.
政府里有權(quán)的特權(quán)集團中的一員

來源：
Middle English electen
中古英語 electen
from Latin ôligere ôlôct- [to select]
源自 拉丁語 ôligere ôlôct- [挑選]
ô-, ex- [ex-]
ô-, ex- [向外]
legere [to choose] * see leg-
legere [選擇] *參見 leg-