Picked people are not just people who happened to be chosen. They were chosen with care, because they fit a particular job especially well. You meet it in phrases like a picked team or picked troops: the best ones, not a random crowd.

Picked people are not just不只是 who happened to be chosen剛好被選到的 people人。 They他們 were chosen with care是用心挑出來的， because因為 they他們 fit a particular job especially well和某項特定的工作特別合得來。 You meet it你會遇到它 in phrases like在這類片語裡： a picked team精選的隊伍 or picked troops或精銳部隊： the best ones是最好的那批人， not a random crowd不是隨便湊的一群。

It feels a little old and a little formal, the kind of word you find in reports or older stories. Today many people would say hand-picked instead, which is the same idea in a warmer, more common coat.

It feels它感覺 a little old有點舊、 a little formal有點正式， the kind of word是那種 you find in reports or older stories你會在報告或年代較久的故事裡看到的字。 Today現在 many people很多人 would say hand-picked instead會改說 hand-picked， which is the same idea同一個意思， in a warmer, more common coat穿上一件更溫暖、更常見的外衣。

Though actually, picked still also means fruit taken from the plant — that is a different, everyday use. This sense is the human one: specially selected because they are right for the work.

Though actually不過其實， picked still also means也還是可以指 fruit taken from the plant從植株上摘下來的水果—— that is那是 a different, everyday use另一個日常的用法。 This sense這個義項 is the human one是講「人」的那一個： specially selected特別挑選出來， because they are right for the work因為他們正適合這份工作。