applicant

IPA/ˈæplɪkənt/
KK[ˈæplɪkənt]IPA/ˈæplɪkənt/

applicant — 名詞

  • applicantsingular
  • applicantsplural

1. someone who has filled in the official paperwork to be given a job, a study plac

1.名詞B2
釋義

申請人

正式提出申請工作、入學或許可的人

someone who has filled in the official paperwork to be given a job, a study place, a visa, or some other thing that an organization decides whether to grant.

例句

Esme was the only applicant who could speak both Mandarin and Spanish fluently.

瑪雅是唯一一位能流利說中文和西班牙文的申請人。

applicant + relative clause describing qualifications

The university received over 4,000 applicants for just 80 medical school places this year.

今年這所大學收到超過四千名申請人，競爭僅有的八十個醫學系名額。

plural: applicants for + place/role

常見搭配
  • successful applicant
  • unsuccessful applicant
  • qualified applicant
  • prospective applicant
  • shortlist of applicants
  • applicant pool
同義詞
  • candidate

    broader; used for jobs, exams, and elections, while applicant focuses on someone who submitted forms

  • petitioner

    legal register; someone formally asking a court or authority

  • claimant

    used when asking for money or rights, e.g. benefits or insurance

反義詞
  • employer

    the party choosing among applicants for a job

  • recruiter

    the person reviewing and selecting applicants

文法句型

applicant for + noun

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'for' plus the thing being sought (a job, grant, visa, place). Common collocates: successful, suitable, unsuccessful, qualified, prospective. Rarely used outside formal or institutional contexts.

常見錯誤

I am an applicant to this job.
I am an applicant for this job.
applicant takes the preposition 'for', never 'to'.
She is the applicant of the position.
She is the applicant for the position.
use 'for', not 'of'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • job applicant
  • visa applicant
  • loan applicant
  • applicant pool
  • applicant tracking system

常用片語

  • successful applicant
  • unsuccessful applicant
  • qualified applicant
  • prospective applicant
  • shortlist of applicants
  • screen applicants

介系詞搭配

  • applicant for