select
adj.
1560s, from Latin selectus, past participle of seligere "choose out, single out, select; separate, cull," from se- "apart" (see secret, n.) + legere "to gather, select" (see lecture, n.). The noun meaning "a selected person or thing, that which is choice" is recorded from c.1600. New England selectman first recorded 1640s.
v.
"to single out one or more out of a number of things of the same kind," 1560s, from select, adj. or from Latin selectus. Related: Selected; selecting.
〔李〕[se-=apart 离；lect=to choose 选⇒“to choose sth. apart from a group 从一群中挑选出某物”→] vt. pick out from a number by preference；make a choice 选择；挑选
〔蒋〕[se-离开，分开，lect选] 挑选，选出，选择，选拔
〔李〕[se-=apart分开；lect=to pick挑选→“to pick apart from a group从一群中挑出”→] v. pick out from a number of sth. by preference选择