elite

英 [eɪ'liːt] 好意思 [eɪ'liːt]

n.精英 adj.精英的；优秀的

◉词源

18世纪插足英语，源自法语 élite（精选、选举），来自古法语 eslite（被选出的），原指被选举的优秀者，后19世纪推广为社会、经济或政事上的“表层精英”，常带驳斥双义。构词身分：词根 lect/elite（遴荐、挑选） + 无赫然前缀或后缀（已往分词时势）。

◉外刊例句

① 《The Guardian》，2024

The former president owns a multimillion-dollar Manhattan penthouse dripping with gold， but， starting around 2015， he has carefully distanced himself from evil media and political elites.

这位前总统辖有价值数百万好意思元的金光闪闪的曼哈顿顶层公寓，滚球app中国手机版入口但从2015年左右开动，他留神翼翼地与豪迈的媒体和政事精英保捏距离。

② 《The New York Times》，2025

Even when they arrive at college wanting something very different， an increasing number of students at elite universities seek the imprimatur of employment by a powerful firm.

即使入学时念念要十足不同的东西，越来越多精英大学的学生寻求普遍公司的雇用招供。

◉经典名著

Jane Austen《Pride and Prejudice》，1813

Only the educational elite go to Oxford or Cambridge.

只消锻真金不怕火精英才调插足牛津或剑桥。

Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media. 公论受范畴媒体的袖珍精英影响。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) The elite are the competitive focus of 21 century.

(2) It is a luxury brand established for the elite and the affluent.

(3) It is indubitable that he is an elite in information technology.

(4) Public opinion is influenced by the small elite who control the media.

(5) This is an elite group reserved for members only.

(6) He was the product of an elite public school.

(1) 精英东谈主才是21世纪海外间竞争的焦点。

(2) 这是一个为精英群体和富东谈主所创设的破坏牌。

(3) 毫无疑问，他是信息时期界的精英。

(4) 公论为少数范畴着新闻前言的表层东谈主士所左右。

(5) 这是仅为会员保留的精英小组。

(6) 他毕业于一所优秀的公立学校。

◉ Usage Notes

The elite are the group thought to be the best and having the highest status. In the middle ages， only elite men were taught to read and write.

There are elite schools， elite teams， and elite players， some really the best and some just calling themselves the best. Who can join the basketball elite besides LeBron James and Michael Jordan? That's a matter of opinion. Elite is used with a singular or plural verb， depending on whether these special people are considered together as a group or as individual members of a group.

◉柯林斯辞书

1[N-COUNT 可数名词]精英；了得东谈主物 You can refer to the most powerful， rich， or talented people within a particular group， place， or society as the elite .

...a government comprised mainly of the elite...

主要由精英构成的政府

We have a political elite in this country.

咱们国度有一群政事精英。

2[ADJ-GRADED 能被默示流程的副词或介词词组修饰的形色词]精英的；精锐的；最优秀的 Elite people or organizations are considered to be the best of their kind. [ADJ n]

...the elite troops of the President's bodyguard.

精锐的总统卫队滚球软件app