can.di.date
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