
finalist(名词):进入某项比赛、评选或选拔最后阶段的人(或团队)。常见于奖项评比、竞赛决赛圈、候选名单等语境。
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She was announced as a finalist for the national writing award.
她被宣布为全国写作奖的入围者。
After months of auditions, three finalists were invited to perform on live television, where the judges would choose the winner.
经过数月的试镜,三位入围选手受邀在电视直播中表演,评委将从中选出冠军。
finalist 由 final(最终的、决赛的)加上表示“人”的后缀 -ist 构成,字面意思是“进入最后阶段的人”。该词多用于现代竞赛与评奖体系中,用来强调“已进入最后评选范围”。