selection

汉语翻译

词意辨析：

choice, alternative, preference, option, selection, election

这些名词均含有“选择”之意。
choice: 侧重指自由选择的权利或特权。
alternative: 指在相互排斥的两者之间作严格的选择，也可指在两者以上中进行选择。
preference: 侧重因偏见、爱好或判断等而进行选择。
option: 着重特别给予的选择权，所选物常常相互排斥。
selection: 指作广泛的选择，着重选择者的识别力或鉴赏力。
election: 强调目的和达到目的判断能力。

英语解释：

名词 selection:

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

例句：

1. And now for your further delectation, we present a selection of popular melodies.
   为使你们更加愉快，我们奉献给你们一组精选的流行歌曲。
2. In making the selection we passed this short piece by quite inadvertently.
   在挑选时我们完全出自疏忽而漏过了这篇短文。
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.
   他是我的一个朋友，所以如果你提到我的名字，他将让你买只表买得合算，它们的选择很多。
4. That store has a good selection of furniture.
   那家店有很多家具可供挑选。
5. That shop has a fine selection of cakes.
   那家商店有各种精美的糕点供我们选择。