early 15c., "voluntary," from Late Latin electivus, from elect-, past participle stem of eligere "to pick out, choose" (see election). In U.S., in reference to school subjects studied at the student's choice, first recorded 1847. As a noun, from 1701.
双语例句
1. Buchanan has never held elective office.
布坎南从未就任过经选举产生的职位。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They discussed whether patients should have to pay for all elective surgery.
他们对病人是否应该支付所有非必需手术的费用进行了讨论.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Is it nominative or elective?
提名呢还是选举?
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. Most of the students of our class take Japanese as an elective course.
我们班大部分同学选修日语.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. All offices were elective , generally within a gens , and to that extent hereditary to the gens.
