write-in

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot. attributive,often
    — He won a write-in campaign for Youngstown school board in 2015; he joined the Green Party last year.
  2. A vote made for a candidate of this kind. attributive,often
  3. A social event for authors, at which they meet up to work on their writing together. attributive,often
    — NaNoWriMo also provides free resources and curriculum globally to over 80,000 students and educators in 2,000 classrooms. In addition a host of volunteers provide write-ins and events in 500 regions.
  4. A clue or puzzle that is so easy that the answer is immediately obvious. attributive,derogatory,often
    — Normally, when the first clue is a write-in, I think I am in for an easy time, but not here: there is enough misdirection to keep most of us on our toes, and the bottom half remained nearly empty for far too long.

词形变化

write-ins plural

词源

Deverbal from write in. So called because anybody wishing to vote for such a candidate must explicitly write the candidate's name on the ballot.
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