[每日] eclectic (a) 各種來源的
Word of the Day (Friday January 9, 2009)
eclectic \i-KLEK-tik\, adjective:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/c45lB
1. selecting and using what seems best from various sources or
systems; made up of selections from various sources
2. broad in acceptance of ideas or approval from other sources
But, populated by an eclectic collection of Taino Indians, Spanish
colonialists, black Africans and -- later on -- vacationing
Americans, the city's disparate ethnic roots were to provide ideal
ingredients for an impending cooking revolution.
-- Brendan Sainsbury, Miami Herald, 2008-12-14
Offering comedians, cooking classes, rock concerts, authors and a
sex therapist, along with an eclectic collection of worship
services, Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in downtown Washington
doesn't fit the mold of a standard house of worship.
-- Jacqueline L. Salmon, The Washington Post, 2008-09-29
by 1683, from French eclectique, from Greek eklektikos
"selective," literally "picking out," from eklektos "selected,"
from eklegein "pick out, select," from ek "out" + legein "gather,
choose." Originally a group of ancient philosophers who selected
doctrines from every system; broader sense is first recorded 1814.
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