英语词汇candidate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	candidate
词源	candidate. Pure or not, political candidates take their name from the Latin candidus, white, symbolizing purity. In ancient times a Roman candidatus dressed in a white toga when he ap- peared at the forum to seek election to the magistracy.
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