elite

elite
[eɪˈliːt, ɪ-]
noun
  1. a group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, especially because of their power, talent, or wealth
    精英，杰出人物
    China's educated elite.
    受过良好教育的中国精英。
    [as modifier]an elite combat force.
    一支精锐的作战部队。
  2. [mass noun]a size of letter in typewriting, with 12 characters to the inch (about 4.7 to the centimetre)
    每英寸为12个字的打字机字型尺寸
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French élite 'selection, choice', from élire 'to elect', from a variant of Latin eligere (see elect). Sense 2 dates from the early 20th cent
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