selective

wählerisch, anspruchsvoll

Nur Personen oder Dinge auswählend, die hohen oder bestimmten Ansprüchen entsprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: Choosing only things or people that meet high or particular standards.

• He is selective about his food.
• The university has become highly selective.
• We were selective in choosing photographs for the book.

So benutzt man es: selective about something (She is selective about the jobs she applies for.); selective in doing something (The company is selective in choosing suppliers.)

Synonyme: choosy, particular, discriminating, picky

Gegenteile: indiscriminate

Häufige Wendungen: selective about something, highly selective, selective buyer

selektiv

Bei dem bestimmte Personen oder Dinge aus einer größeren Gruppe ausgewählt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: Involving choosing particular people or things from a larger group.

• The school uses selective admission.
• Selective breeding has produced dogs of many sizes.
• The gardeners carried out selective removal of damaged trees.

Häufige Wendungen: selective breeding, selective process, selective admission, selective removal

auswahlberechtigt, auswahlfähig

Mit der Befugnis oder Fähigkeit, Personen oder Dinge auszuwählen.

In einfachem Englisch: Having the power or ability to choose people or things.

• The committee has selective authority over new members.
• The agency exercises selective power when appointing officers.
• Selective service determines who may be called for military duty.

Häufige Wendungen: selective power, selective authority, selective service