a.  合格的；有资格的

a. 〔作为婚姻对象〕合意的，合适的

• eligibility   n. 适任，合格；被选举资格

• It is also troubling that voting rates among our youngest eligible voters – 18- to 24-year-olds – are way down… 合格的选民

• Not many young people eligible for voting are interested in local or national elections these days. 有选举资格的

• The care was substantially provided by voluntary services which worked together with local authorities as they long had, with eligibility based on income. 根据收入来决定是否有…资格

• Over 500,000 18-year-olds will become eligible to vote this year. 今年将有超过50万人年满18岁，获得投票资格。

• Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor. 斯蒂芬被认为是一个钻石王老五。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/