candidate
/ˈkændɪdeɪt/noun
1- a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election求职申请人; 选举候选人：
candidates applying for this position should be computer-literate
该职位申请人需懂电脑
the Green Party candidate.
那位绿党候选人。
1.1
- a person taking an examination考生：
an A-level candidate.
A级考生。
1.2
- a person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position（可以获得某种结果、待遇或职务的）待选人（或物）：
she was the perfect candidate for a biography
她是理想的传记待选人
a leading candidate for the title of London's ugliest building.
伦敦最丑陋建筑物的最佳候选。
派生词
candidacy
nouncandidature
noun （Brit 〈英〉）词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin candidatus 'whiterobed'， also denoting a candidate for office (who traditionally wore a white toga)， from candidus 'white'.