詞彙精選：selection的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

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n.

挑選，選擇，選拔 [U]

例句：

Her selection of a dress took a long time.

她挑選一件衣服花了很長時間。

例句：

As important as selection of managers is, it is an extremely difficult task.

選擇管理者是重要的，但是同時也是極其困難的事情。

挑選出的人或物，被選中者 [C]

例句：

A selection of the readers' suggestions have been accepted.

部分讀者的建議被採納了。

例句：

The main course is served with a selection of vegetable.

除主菜外，還上了一些蔬菜。

選集，文選 [C]

例句：

These are selections from Faulkner.

這些是福克納選集。

二、詞義辨析：

choice,alternative,preference,option,selection,election

這些名詞均含有“選擇”之意。choice側重指自由選擇的權利或特權。alternative指在相互排斥的兩者之間作嚴格的選擇，也可指在兩者以上中進行選擇。 preference側重因偏見、愛好或判斷等而進行選擇。option着重特別給予的選擇權利或權力，所選物常常相互排斥。selection指作廣泛的選擇，着重選擇者的識別力或鑑賞力。election強調目的和達到目的判斷能力。

三、相關短語：

natural selection

n.1.【生】自然選擇，物競天擇說

四、參考例句：

There is a selection of penny chews.

那裏有各式各樣可供選擇的便宜口嚼糖。

We have a great selection of bonnet.

我們有一批很好的軟帽。

The selection of candidates is up to the committee.

候選人由委員會負責挑選。

Natural selection is a very grim natural reaper.

自然選擇是自然界冷酷的死神。

The main course is served with a selection of vegetables.

除主菜外，還上了一些蔬菜。

Her selection of a dress took a long time.

她挑選一件衣服花了很長時間。

A selection of the readers' suggestions have been accepted.

部分讀者的建議被採納了。

They tried to rig the selection of officers.

他們企圖操縱官員們的選擇。

Copy and paste the following selection into a new layer.

複製粘貼下圖所選擇的圖形到一個新的圖層。

We have a very wide selection of hand crochet article.

我們的手鉤針編織品有很大的選擇餘地。