| 正面 | 959.candidate 英 ['kændɪdeɪt; -dət]美 [ˈkændɪˌdet, -dɪt]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： can+did+ate 能做吃的才能当候选人n. 候选人，候补者；应试者 例句： 1. The Democratic candidate is still leading in the polls.民主党候选人的得票数依然领先。 candidate 候选人来自词根cand, 照明，白色，词源同candle,蜡烛。因古罗马时期谋求官职者着白衣进行政治演说或游说而得名。 candidate (n.)c. 1600s, from Latin candidatus "one aspiring to office," originally "white-robed," past participle of candidare "to make white or bright," from candidus (see candid). Office-seekers in ancient Rome wore white togas." |