eclectic

• adj.折衷的な; 選択的な; 折衷的な学派
• n. 折衷的な人；折衷主義者

ec-、外向き。-lect、選ぶ、集める、語源的にはelect、集めると同じ。

eclectic (adj.)

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.

1. She has very eclectic tastes in literature.

彼女の文学への興味は非常に広い。

2.The origins of structural theories are eclectic at best.

構造主義理論の起源はせいぜい折衷主義にすぎない。

3.His habitual touch was that of the eclectic .

彼は折衷的な言語を慣用している。

4.An eclectic collection of well-thumbed books suggests an openness to new ideas.

誰かの蔵書が多彩で、よくめくっていると、新しい考えに開放的であることがわかります。

5.Our career-development goals are eclectic ，and less clearly defined.

だが、私たちの事業発展の目標はこのように両立していないし、このように明確ではない。