elite

【发音】

美 /ɪˈliːt/ 英 /eɪ'liːt/

【翻译】

1. n. [总称] 上层人士， 掌权人物， 实力集团； [总称]出类拔萃的人， 精英

   英释:a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have money, knowledge, or special skills

【记忆】

e ＋ lite(=lig， 选择) → 选出来的都是精英 → 精英

【短语】

1. elite education : 精英教育，英才教育

【例句】

1. a struggle for power within the ruling elite

   统治阶层内部的争权夺利

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...the group helps the students get into other elite summer math programs...

2. (2017.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...and teach children to question authority figures and navigate elite institutions...

3. (2017.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Contestants of elite high school math competitions are mostly Asian and white students from well-off families...

4. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...from an elite university...

5. (2015.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...The reality of it is that a lot of low-income kids could be going to elite universities on a full ride scholarship and don't even realize it...

6. (2015.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Jones represents a small percentage of first-generation students who are able to gain entry into more elite universities...

7. (2015.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...many students from low-income families don't know they could have a chance of going to an elite university...

8. (2015.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Some elite universities attach great importance to building up the first-generation students' self-confidence...

9. (2015.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subset of this population...

10. (2014.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...More American women hold elite job positions in business than Swedish women...

11. (2014.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Their answer: Broad-based welfare-state policies hinder women's representation in elite competitive positions...

12. (2014.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...are reducing the number of women in elite competitive positions...

13. (2012.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Members of the global elite debated that unusual question at the annual World Economic Forum...

14. (2011.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...elite liberal arts school in Brunswick...

15. (2011.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...Some critics blame affirmative action – students admitted with lower test scores and grades from shaky high schools often struggle at elite schools...

【同、近义词】

1. n.精英；精华；中坚分子

   essence/flower/regular/prime/distillation/

【同根词】

1. n

   elitism : 精英主义；杰出人物统治论