• adj. 合格的，合適的；符合條件的；有資格當(dāng)選的
• n. 合格者；適任者；有資格者

e-, 向外。-lig, 選出，詞源同college, elect.

eligible

eligible: see elect

eligible (adj.)

early 15c., "fit or proper to be chosen," from Old French eligible "fit to be chosen" (14c.), from Late Latin eligibilis "that may be chosen," from Latin eligere "choose" (see election). Related: Eligibly.

1. Millions of householders are eligible to claim the new council tax benefit.

數(shù)百萬房主都有資格申請新的市政稅優(yōu)惠。

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2. He is eligible now to file a motion for a new trial.

他現(xiàn)在有資格提議重新進(jìn)行審判。

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3. 96 per cent of the eligible employees took up the offer.

符合條件的雇員有96%接受了這個條件。

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4. He has romanced some of the world's most eligible women.

他已經(jīng)和一些非常適合結(jié)婚的女人談過戀愛了。

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5. They are not eligible for sick pay.

他們沒有資格領(lǐng)病假工資。

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