1680s, "not confined to or following any one model or system," originally in reference to ancient philosophers who selected doctrines from every system; from French eclectique (1650s), from Greek eklektikos "selective," literally "picking out," from eklektos "selected," from eklegein "pick out, select," from ek "out" (see ex-) + legein "gather, choose" (see lecture (n.)). Broader sense of "borrowed from diverse sources" is first recorded 1847. As a noun from 1817.
雙語例句
1. She has very eclectic tastes in literature.
她在文學方面的興趣非常廣泛。
來自《權威詞典》
2. The origins of structural theories are eclectic at best.
結構主義理論的起源充其量也不過是折衷主義.
來自辭典例句
3. His habitual touch was that of the eclectic.
他慣用的是折衷的語言.
來自辭典例句
4. An eclectic collection of well - thumbed books suggests an openness to new ideas.
如果某人的藏書五花八門,而且經常翻閱,這表明他對新想法持開放態度.
來自互聯網
5. Our career - development goals are eclectic, and less clearly defined.