1620s, "act of selecting," from Latin selectionem (nominative selectio) "a choosing out, choice, selection," noun of action from past participle stem of seligere (see select (adj.)). Meaning "thing selected" is from 1805. Biological sense is from 1837; applied to actions of breeders (methodical selection), hence its use by Darwin (natural selection; 1857). French sélection is a 19c. borrowing from English.
例文
1. See our selection of autumn favourites and take your pick.
私たちの秋のベストを見て、あなたが欲しいものを選んでください。
2. A selection of correspondence from P G Wodehouse realised ￡ 1,232. P.G.
ウォードハウスの書簡選集は1232ポンドで売られた。
3.His name has cropped up at every selection meeting this season.
彼の名前がこのシーズンのすべての選挙会議に突然現れた。
4.Here 's another selection of recent letters from our postbag.
最近の公衆便りから選んだもう一つの手紙です。
5.The process of judicial selection was held up to ridicule.