eclectic

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e·clec·tic1 /ɪˈklektɪk/ adjectiveadj

VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDSincluding a mixture of many different things or people, especially so that you can use the best of all of them 兼收并蓄的；博采众长的 SYN diverse

galleries with an eclectic range of styles and artists

收藏各个流派和艺术家作品的美术馆

an eclectic mixture of 18th- and 19th-century furniture

兼有18和19世纪风格的家具

—eclectically /-kli/ adverbadv

—eclecticism /-tɪsɪzəm/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

eclectic• The selection is both practical and literary, subjective and eclectic.• But after a summer in Trinidad, he realized he had only scratched the surface of the eclectic and complex belief system.• The album features an eclectic collection of old blues, jazz, and romantic pop standards.• The pub has one of those eccentrically eclectic menus that you might associate with lesser pub food.• Opera is known for attracting an eclectic mix of the powerful, the hip and the happening.• And she uses an eclectic range of procedures, from experiments and questionnaires to semi-structured and counselling interviews.• That choice makes the book eclectic rather than encyclopedic.

eclectic2 noun [countableC]

formalBEST someone who chooses the best or most useful parts from many different ideas, methods etc 博采众长的人

Origin eclectic1

(1600-1700) Greek eklektikos, from eklegein “to choose”

e·clec·tic1 adjectiveadjeclectic2 noun

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