choice
/tʃɔɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /tʃɔɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchȯis/ (ame, mw)
choice — 名詞
- choicesingular
- choicesplural
1. the act of picking one thing or one action from a set of possibilities; the chan
選擇
從選項中做決定的行為或機會
the act of picking one thing or one action from a set of possibilities; the chance or right to decide what you want
Priya faced a difficult choice between two jobs in different cities.
Priya 在兩個不同城市的工作之間面臨了艱難的選擇。
collocation: face a choice between
Every customer received a choice between a full refund or a store voucher.
每位顧客都可以選擇全額退款或商店折價券。
pattern: give someone a choice between X and Y
Yusuf had no choice but to take the later train after the first broke.
第一班車故障後，Yusuf 別無選擇，只能搭稍晚的火車。
After weeks of thought, Hana made the choice to study architecture in Berlin.
經過數週思考，Hana 選擇到柏林攻讀建築。
The choice of dessert was left to the children, who picked ice cream.
派對的甜點選擇交給孩子們決定，他們選了冰淇淋。
- option
focuses on one specific possibility among a set; 'a choice' often overlaps but can also mean the act itself
- alternative
suggests one possibility that replaces another, often when the first option is not available
- preference
what someone likes best rather than what is available to pick from
文法句型
make a choice
have a choice between/of
have no choice but to
用法筆記
Can be both countable (a choice, two choices) and uncountable (no choice, limited choice). The uncountable form is common after 'have no choice but to', where it means lacking any alternative.
常見錯誤
2. the range or number of different things, people, or options that are available f
選擇範圍
可供挑選的不同事物種類
the range or number of different things, people, or options that are available for you to pick from
The supermarket has a wide choice of fresh vegetables and organic fruits.
這間超市有種類繁多的新鮮蔬菜與有機水果可供選擇。
collocation: a wide choice of
Leila was pleased with the choice of courses at her new school this year.
Leila 對新學校今年提供的課程選擇感到滿意。
With so much choice in the electronics store, Tomás could not decide quickly.
電器賣場的選擇太多，Tomás 無法很快決定。
The small town offered only a limited choice of places to eat in the evening.
這個小鎮只有少數幾間餐廳可供晚餐選擇。
文法句型
a wide choice of
a good choice of
limited choice
用法筆記
Typically used with adjectives like 'wide', 'good', 'limited', 'excellent', 'great' to describe the number of options. Always singular or uncountable in this sense — you cannot say 'choices' when referring to a range.
常見錯誤
3. a person, item, or option that someone selects — or could select — from a group
入選者；選擇
被選中或可供選取的人事物
a person, item, or option that someone selects — or could select — from a group of possibilities
Mei was the committee's first choice for the teaching job at the school.
Mei 是委員會聘請學校教師的第一人選。
collocation: first choice for [position]
This small café by the river is a popular choice among local office workers.
河邊這家小咖啡館是附近上班族的熱門選擇。
collocation: a popular choice among
Red is not my first choice for a living room, but it looks surprisingly nice.
紅色不是我粉刷客廳的首選顏色，但看起來卻出奇地好看。
The judges took an hour before announcing their choice for the best short film.
評審花了一小時才宣布他們選出的最佳短片。
文法句型
first choice
popular choice
someone's choice for
用法筆記
Countable only. Often used with 'first', 'second', 'popular', 'perfect', 'ideal' as modifiers. 'Of choice' (meaning 'preferred' or 'favourite') follows this sense: 'her restaurant of choice' means the restaurant she prefers to go to.
常見錯誤
choice — 形容詞
- choicepositive
- choicercomparative
- choicestsuperlative
1. of very good quality; picked out because it is among the best available of its k
精選的
品質極佳的；上等的
of very good quality; picked out because it is among the best available of its kind
The chef used only choice cuts of beef for the special New Year dinner.
主廚只用精選的牛肉部位來烹調跨年晚宴。
collocation: choice cuts [of meat]
Dr. Okafor keeps choice samples of rare flowers in his glass greenhouse.
Okafor 博士在他的玻璃溫室中保存了稀有花卉的優質樣本。
The exhibition showed choice pieces from the museum's ancient pottery collection.
展覽展出了博物館古代陶器收藏中的精選作品。
Theo served a choice bottle of red wine with the five-course meal.
Theo 在五道菜的晚餐中開了一瓶精選紅酒。
文法句型
choice + noun (attributive only)
用法筆記
This adjective is almost always used before a noun (attributive position). It is commonly found in food, art, and retail contexts describing premium items. It is less frequent in everyday speech than the noun senses.