单词 | eligible |
释义 | eligible1 of 2adjective el·i·gi·ble ˈe-lə-jə-bəl 1 a : qualified to participate or be chosen eligible to retire b : permitted under football rules to catch a forward pass 2 : worthy of being chosen an eligible young bachelor eligibly ˈe-lə-jə-blē adverb eligible 2 of 2noun plural eligibles : a person or thing that is qualified or permitted to do or be something : one that is eligible for something As with the College of Cardinals and the papacy, where every cardinal, in theory, is eligible to be Pope but the number of real eligibles is substantially smaller, so with the American Presidency. Stephen R. Graubard … when she entered life, beautiful, accomplished, and an heiress, she had, of course, all the eligibles … of the other sex sighing at her feet … Harriet Beecher Stowe eligible adjectiveas in qualified Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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