elite

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪˈliːt/|/ɛˈliːt/    美 /ɪˈlit/|/eɪˈlit/|/əˈlit/|/iˈlit/|/ɪˈliːt/|[ɪˈlɪit]|/əˈliːt/|[əˈlɪit]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.
    — constituting an elite
  2. An individual member of such a group.
  3. Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
    — The Nations League results have also seen England respond to an ongoing criticism that they fail to beat the top sides, with even Southgate insisting they could not be considered among the world's elite until they beat the best. The World Cup did nothing to answer those questions.
  4. A typeface with 12 characters per inch.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
  2. Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
    — Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen.

词形变化

eliter comparative more elite comparative elitest superlative most elite superlative élite alternative elites plural élite alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
antielite anti-elite counterelite elitarian elite ball knowledge elite capture elitedom eliteness elite overproduction eliticide elitocracy nonelite subelite superelite unelite coastal elite cyberelite liberal elite metropolitan elite power elite technoelite
相关词
elect elegant eligible elitism elitist l33t select selection

词源

词源 1
From Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.
词源 2
From Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.
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