1620s, "act of selecting," from Latin selectionem (nominative selectio) "a choosing out, choice, selection," noun of action from past participle stem of seligere (see select (adj.)). Meaning "thing selected" is from 1805. Biological sense is from 1837; applied to actions of breeders (methodical selection), hence its use by Darwin (natural selection; 1857). French sélection is a 19c. borrowing from English.
雙語例句
1. See our selection of autumn favourites and take your pick.
看看我們的秋季精選，然后挑出你想要的。
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2. A selection of correspondence from P G Wodehouse realised ￡ 1,232. P.G.
沃德豪斯的書信選集賣了1,232英鎊。
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3. His name has cropped up at every selection meeting this season.
他的名字突然出現在這一季所有選舉會議上。
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4. Here's another selection of recent letters from our postbag.
這是我們從近期公眾來信里挑選出的又一批信件。
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5. The process of judicial selection was held up to ridicule.