elect
/ɪˈlɛkt/KK
ɪ·lɛkt
變化形
elects
elected
elected
electing
1.
選舉產生；投票選出
透過正式投票，選出某人擔任職位或成為某個組織的成員。
用法：通常用「選出某人擔任某職位」的句型；職位名稱前通常不加介系詞。被動語態也很常見。
Our class elected Mia president after she spoke to us.
我們班在 Mia 跟我們談過之後，選她當班長。
People will elect new city leaders next month.
人們下個月將選出新的城市領導人。
2.
選擇；決定
慎重地決定採取某個行動或選擇某種做法。
用法：後面接「去做某事」的結構，不接動名詞。
She elected not to take the last bus home because it was too crowded.
因為末班公車太擁擠，她決定不搭車回家。
Students may elect to join the Saturday study group.
學生可以選擇參加星期六的讀書小組。
3.
當選但尚未就任的
指已經當選某個職位，但任期尚未正式開始的人。
用法：此義為形容詞用法，最常見於「職位名稱＋連字號＋本字」的複合形式。
The person elected to lead the city visited several parts of it before starting the job.
當選的城市領導人在開始工作前，走訪了城市的幾個地方。
4.
蒙揀選者；上帝選民
在宗教語境中，指被認為受上帝揀選、得到救贖的人。
用法：此義通常以複數概念使用，前面常加定冠詞。
The church leader said that the elect were people chosen by God.
教會領袖說，被選上的人是上帝所選的人。
常見錯誤
We elected for Kevin as our class leader.
We elected Kevin class leader.
She elected joining the school club.
She elected to join the school club.
My brother was elected as a president.
My brother was elected president.
I elected this restaurant because it was close to the station.
I chose this restaurant because it was close to the station.
相關字詞
學習提示
・本字最核心的意思是「透過投票選出人」，不是泛指所有的「選擇」。
・「投票支持某人」可用 vote for；「投票選出某人擔任職位」則用 elect。
・在「決定做某事」的意思中，本字語氣偏正式；日常對話多半使用 choose。