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French 2753.Elite 英 Eɪˈliːt]]美 ɪˈliːt 释义 N 精英;精华;中坚分子

正面 2753.elite
英 [[eɪˈliːt]]美 [ɪˈliːt]

背面
释义:
n. 精英;精华;中坚分子
例句:
1. They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.他们基本上是一些非常有钱有势的精英。

1. 一再的关心 accuracy.
elite 精英来自法语。e-, 向外。-lit, 选出,字母c脱落,词源同eligible, elect.
éliteélite: see electelite (n.)"a choice or select body, the best part," 1823, from French élite "selection, choice," from Old French eslite (12c.), fem. past participle of elire, elisre "pick out, choose," from Latin eligere "choose" (see election). Borrowed in Middle English as "chosen person" (late 14c.), especially a bishop-elect; died out mid-15c.; re-introduced by Byron's "Don Juan." As an adjective by 1852. As a typeface, first recorded 1920."

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