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单词 elite
释义 elite
I. \āˈlēt also ə̇ˈ- sometimes eˈ- or ēˈ-; usu -lēd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French élite, from Old French eslite choice, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin exligere, alteration (influenced by Latin ex-) of Latin eligere — more at elect
1. : the choice part or segment : flower, cream, aristocracy
 < an intellectual elite >
 < the elite of coffees >
as
 a. : a segment or group regarded as socially superior
  < a store catering only to the elite >
 b. : highly trained soldiers
  < threw the elite of his army at the enemy's weakened flank >
 c. : a minority group or stratum that exerts influence, authority, or decisive power
  < a power elite >
  < party managers and the leaders of the control groups within the parties are the elites — B.J.Loewenberg >
2. : a size of typewriter type providing 12 characters to the linear inch and 6 lines to the vertical inch
II. adjective
1. : of, relating to, or constituting an elite
 < seeking to attain elite status >
 < it cannot … be argued that the elite principle means necessarily a dictatorship — F.G.Wilson >
 < he has … denied holding the elite theory — G.A.Wagner >
 < elite troops >
2. : choice, superior, select
 < it places easily in the elite class of historical fiction — Edmund Fuller >
 < an elite brand of coffee >
 < all the officers are dressed in most elite uniforms — Johnny Johnson & P.E.Green >
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