Candidacy is the state of being a candidate — of being one of the people trying to get a job or a position, most often a position people vote for. If you say 'she announced her candidacy for mayor', you mean she said publicly that she is running.

Candidacy is the state of being a candidatecandidacy 是指身為候選人的這個狀態， of being one of the people trying to get a job or a position也就是正在爭取某個職位的人之一， most often a position people vote for通常是要靠投票決定的職位。 If you say 'she announced her candidacy for mayor'如果你說 'she announced her candidacy for mayor'， you mean she said publicly that she is running意思是她公開說了自己要參選。

Notice what kind of word this is: 'candidate' is the person, 'candidacy' is the *situation* of that person being in the race. That is why you can say strange-sounding things like 'his candidacy is in trouble' — the man is fine, but his run for office is not going well.

Notice what kind of word this is注意這是哪一種詞： 'candidate' is the person'candidate' 指的是那個人， 'candidacy' is the *situation* of that person being in the race'candidacy' 指的是那個人在選戰裡的這個狀況。 That is why you can say strange-sounding things like 'his candidacy is in trouble'這也是為什麼可以說出聽起來怪怪的 'his candidacy is in trouble'， the man is fine, but his run for office is not going well意思是這個人本身沒事，但他的參選之路不順。

Because it names a situation and not a thing you can touch, it belongs to news and politics more than to daily talk. You will read it in the newspaper; you will rarely say it while eating lunch.

Because it names a situation and not a thing you can touch因為它講的是一種狀況，不是摸得到的東西， it belongs to news and politics more than to daily talk它比較常出現在新聞和政治，而不是日常對話。 You will read it in the newspaper你會在報紙上讀到它， you will rarely say it while eating lunch但吃午餐聊天時很少會說出來。

It stretches a little past elections: a person can have a candidacy for a job, for membership in a club, or for a place on a team, and a country can have a candidacy for joining a group like the EU.

It stretches a little past elections這個字的用法會延伸到選舉之外一點： a person can have a candidacy for a job, for membership in a club, or for a place on a team一個人可以有應徵工作、申請加入社團、或爭取球隊名額的 candidacy， and a country can have a candidacy for joining a group like the EU一個國家也可以有申請加入像歐盟這種組織的 candidacy。

The usual words around it are announce, launch, withdraw, and support. In British English you will also meet 'candidature', which means the same thing but sounds even more formal.

The usual words around it are announce, launch, withdraw, and support常常跟它一起出現的字是 announce、launch、withdraw 和 support。 In British English you will also meet 'candidature'在英式英文裡你還會遇到 'candidature'， which means the same thing but sounds even more formal意思一樣，但聽起來更正式。