selection

漢語翻譯

詞意辨析：

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: 著重特別給予的選擇權，所選物常常相互排斥。
selection: 指作廣泛的選擇，著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。

英文解釋：

名詞 selection:

1. the act of choosing or selecting
   同義詞：choice, option, pick
2. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
3. the person or thing chosen or selected
   同義詞：choice, pick
4. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
   同義詞：survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection
5. a passage selected from a larger work
   同義詞：excerpt, excerption, extract

例句：

1. And now for your further delectation, we present a selection of popular melodies.
   為使你們更加愉快，我們奉獻給你們一組精選的流行歌曲。
2. In making the selection we passed this short piece by quite inadvertently.
   在挑選時我們完全出自疏忽而漏過了這篇短文。
3. He is a friend of mine, so if you mention my name, he'll give you a good deal on a watch. They have a great selection.
   他是我的一個朋友，所以如果你提到我的名字，他將讓你買只表買得合算，它們的選擇很多。
4. That store has a good selection of furniture.
   那家店有很多家具可供挑選。
5. That shop has a fine selection of cakes.
   那家商店有各種精美的糕點供我們選擇。