election

n. 选举；当选；选择权；上帝的选拔

英文词源

election (n.): c. 1300, "act of choosing someone to occupy a position, elevation to office" (whether by one person or a body of electors); also "the holding of a vote by a body of electors; the time and place of such a vote," from Anglo-French eleccioun, Old French elecion "choice, election, selection" (12c.), from Latin electionem (nominative electio), noun of action from past participle stem of eligere "pick out, select," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -ligere, comb. form of legere "to choose, read" (see lecture (n.)). Theological sense "God's choice of someone" for eternal life is from late 14c. Meaning "act of choosing, choice" is from c. 1400.

1. He won last month's presidential election by a landslide.: 他以压倒性多数赢得上月的总统选举。

4. With an election looming, he has little room for manoeuvre.: 随着大选临近，他几乎没有什么回旋的余地了。

5. He won the election because the Democrats self-destructed in their primary.: 民主党在初选中自毁长城，所以才让他赢得了选举。