candidate

单词音标

candidate音标[\'kændideit]

汉语翻译

n. 候选人, 投考者

【法】 候选, 候补者

词型变化

名词:candidacy

英语解释

名词 candidate:

a politician who is running for public office

同义词：campaigner, nominee

someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

同义词：prospect

例句

In my estimation, he is a more suitable candidate.

我认为他是更合适的人选。

The defeated candidate demanded a recount.

落选的候选人要求重新计算选票。

We judge that he is the best candidate.

我们认为他是*佳人选。

He made several favorable comments about their candidate.

他对他们的候选人发表了一些有利的评论。

She had been nominated as candidate for the presidency.

她已被提名为总统候选人。

There are three candidates for the vacancy.

这一空缺有三名候选人。

详细解释

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n.（名词）

A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.

候选人，候补人：一个寻求得到或被提名担任一项官职、获得一个奖励或荣誉的人

One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate:

有希望的人选：好象有可能得到某个职位或有某种命运的人：

例句：

young actors who are candidates for stardom; a memorandum that is a good candidate for the trash can.

注定要成为大明星的年轻演员；一份很有可能被扔进垃圾堆的备忘录

来源：

Latin candid3tus [clothed in white (from the white togas worn by Romans seeking office), candidate]

拉丁语 candid3tus [穿白衣服的（来源于古罗马寻求得到官职的人所穿的白色宽外袍），候选人]

from candidus [white] * see candid

源自 candidus [白的] *参见 candid

【引伸】

can.didacy