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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary el·i·gi·ble ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere to choose — more at elect DATE 15th century 1. a. qualified to participate or be chosen : entitled eligible to retire b. permitted under football rules to catch a forward pass an eligible receiver 2. worthy of being chosen : desirable an eligible young bachelor • eligible noun English Etymology eligible 1561, from M.Fr . eligible "fit to be chosen," from L.L. eligibilis"that may be chosen," from L. eligere "choose" (see election).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 eligible eli·gible / 5elidVEbl / adjective1. ~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) a person who is eligible for sth or to do sth, is able to have or do it because they have the right qualifications, are the right age, etc. 有资格的；合格的；具备条件的: Only those over 70 are eligible for the special payment. 只有 70 岁以上的人才有资格领取这项专款。 When are you eligible to vote in your country? 你们国家几岁才有资格投票选举呢？ OPP ineligible 2. an eligible young man or woman is thought to be a good choice as a husband / wife, usually because they are rich or attractive (指认为可做夫妻的男女)合意的,合适的,中意的 • eli·gi·bil·ity / 7elidVE5bilEti / noun [U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective qualified to be or worthy of being chosen FF1C;an eligiblebachelorFF1E; Synonyms: fit, suitable Related Words: acceptable, desirable, likely, preferable, seemly; capable, fitted, qualified, suited, worthy; marriageable, nubile; visitable Contrasted Words: undesirable; disqualified, unfit, unqualified, unsuitable, unworthy Antonyms: ineligible Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: eligible paper el·i·gi·ble I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_bəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere to choose + -ibilis -ible — more at elect 1. : fitted or qualified to be chosen or used : entitled to something < only native-born citizens are eligible to the office of president > < eligible for benefits > < the book is not eligible for copyright in this country > < not eligible to play in the championship game > < anyone with an eligible craft … is invited to enter — Geneva J. Yockey > 2. : worthy to be chosen or selected : advantageous , preferable , desirable < recorded his wonder that so eligible a spot was not finally chosen — A.T.Quiller-Couch > < commenting upon the eligible circumstances of the paupers — G.E.Fussell > < had chosen this bright Sunday morning as eligible for churchgoing — George Eliot > specifically : suitable or desirable for marriage < flirted with … all the bachelor squires who seemed eligible — W.M.Thackeray > < disappointed mothers of other more eligible damsels — Florence Bullock > 3. archaic : subject to choice or adoption : capable of being adopted : possible < the villainy and shallowness of rulers … are just as eligible to these states as to any foreign despotism — Walt Whitman > II. noun (-s) : one that is eligible < I hope all the rest of the eligibles register too — A.E.Stevenson †1965 > |
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