eligible
/ˈelɪdʒəbl/adjective
(常作eligible for/to do something)
1- having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions有资格的; 合格的, 符合条件的:
customers who are eligible for discounts
能享受价格打折的顾客
eligible candidates.
符合条件的候选人。
1.1
- (of a person) desirable or suitable as a partner in marriage(人)适合做对象的, 合意的, 中意的:
the world's most eligible bachelor.
世界上最适合做丈夫的单身汉。
派生词
eligibility
nouneligibly
adverb词源
late Middle English: via French from late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere 'choose, select' (see ELECT).