记忆方法
将“election”分解为“elec”（等于“select”的缩写）和“-tion”后缀，想象一个场景：人们在“elec”（选择）某个候选人，形成一个动作，即选举。这样，“election”可以形象地记忆为“选举”这个动作。
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词族 · election
词形变化
英语词源
- election (n.)
- c. 1300, "act of choosing someone to occupy a position, elevation to office" (whether by one person or a body of electors); also "the holding of a vote by a body of electors; the time and place of such a vote," from Anglo-French eleccioun, Old French elecion "choice, election, selection" (12c.), from Latin electionem (nominative electio), noun of action from past participle stem of eligere "pick out, select," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -ligere, comb. form of legere "to choose, read" (see lecture (n.)). Theological sense "God's choice of someone" for eternal life is from late 14c. Meaning "act of choosing, choice" is from c. 1400.
权威例句
- 1. He won last month's presidential election by a landslide.
- 他以压倒性多数赢得上月的总统选举。
- 2. The election was held six months ahead of schedule.
- 选举提前了6个月举行。
- 3. We'll face a tough fight in the upcoming election.
- 在即将到来的选举中，我们将面临一场恶斗。
- 4. With an election looming, he has little room for manoeuvre.
- 随着大选临近，他几乎没有什么回旋的余地了。
- 5. He won the election because the Democrats self-destructed in their primary.
- 民主党在初选中自毁长城，所以才让他赢得了选举。
词语辨析
【election, preference, choice, alternative, selection, option】
这组词都有“选择”的意思，其区别是：
election: 强调目的和达到目的判断能力。
preference: 侧重因偏见、爱好或判断等而进行选择。
choice: 侧重指自由选择的权利或特权。
alternative: 指在相互排斥的两者之间作严格的选择，也可指在两者以上中进行选择。
selection: 指作广泛的选择，着重选择者的识别力或鉴赏力。
option: 着重特别给予的选择权利或权力，所选物常常相互排斥。
这组词都有“选择”的意思，其区别是：
election: 强调目的和达到目的判断能力。
preference: 侧重因偏见、爱好或判断等而进行选择。
choice: 侧重指自由选择的权利或特权。
alternative: 指在相互排斥的两者之间作严格的选择，也可指在两者以上中进行选择。
selection: 指作广泛的选择，着重选择者的识别力或鉴赏力。
option: 着重特别给予的选择权利或权力，所选物常常相互排斥。