self-elect

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The self-appointed elite. countable,uncountable
    — Meantime the minister ascended the pulpit-stair, with all the solemnity of one of the self-elect, and a priest besides.
  2. A volunteer. countable,uncountable
    — Most of the volunteers had departed for the winter, leaving behind three hundred self-elects.
动词 v.
  1. To self-select; to choose for oneself, rather than having another choose for one.
    — In the fundamental part he therefore argues: “Truly good works are not self-elected works of monastic or any other holiness, but such only as God has commanded, and as are comprehended within the bounds of one's particular calling, and all works.
  2. To self-appoint; to volunteer; to take on a role one has chosen for oneself. ambitransitive
    — Which of ye will venture upon me? —Will you, Mr. Constable self-elect? or you, sir, with a pimple on your nose, got at Oxford by hard drinking, your only badge of loyalty?
形容词 adj.
  1. Chosen by oneself; self-appointed. not-comparable
    — The House of Keys, being self-elect, in these days of popular election by the people, is not a very popular institution.

词形变化

self-elects present,singular,third-person self-electing participle,present self-elected participle,past self-elected past self-elects plural

词源

词源 1
From self- + elect.
词源 2
From self- + elect.
词源 3
From self- + elect.
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