喜樂美語

From the word’s history

From Latin ēlectiō 'choice', from ēligō 'to pluck out, to choose'; elect + -ion.

源自拉丁文 ēlectiō「挑選」，來自 ēligō「挑出來」。

Wiktionary

Picture a day set aside for everyone to put a mark on a paper and pick who gets an official job. 'Election' can be thought of as that whole event of choosing-by-voting; the act of choosing and the result of being chosen both grow from it.

可以想成一個專門的日子，大家把票投進票箱，一起挑出誰來擔任某個正式職位。「election」的核心畫面比較像「用投票來做選擇」這整件事——後面「當選」的意思，也是從這個「被大家票選出來」的畫面長出來的。

同家族的字

elections

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

electionnoun/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

  • 1

    A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.

    • The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March.
    • How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?
  • 2

    The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.

    • The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
  • 3

    An option that is selected.

    • W-4 election
  • 4

    archaicAny conscious choice.

    • Whosoever searcheth all the circumstances and embraceth all the consequences thereof hindereth his election.
    • To use men with much difference and election is good.
  • 5

    lifestylereligiontheologyIn Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.

    • [H]e [Paul] laboureth to comfort Timothy vvith the remembrance of the ſtedfaſtneſs of Gods eternal decree of Election, becauſe grounded on his foreknowledge; […]
  • 6

    obsoleteThose who are elected.

    • The election hath obtained it.

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