Shoo-in 穩操勝券、十拿九穩
這個詞看起來蠻怪異，很多字典上都查不到它的解釋。不過，它卻是新聞報道里的常客，尤其是在大選時，若說哪個競選者極有可能會獲勝，都會用shoo-in.
剛讀了一篇有關日本內閣官房長官Shinzo Abe（安倍晉三）的新聞報道，文章的標題“Japan PM campaigns kick off， Abe a shoo-in”一目了然，不用再細讀您就知道文章是說：日本自民黨總裁選舉全面打響，安倍晉三最有望接替Junichiro Koizumi（小泉純一郎），出任日本首相。
Shoo-in相應的英文解釋是：a sure winner（穩操勝券、十拿九穩會獲勝的人），最初源于賽馬比賽，指因比賽暗箱操作，贏家已經內定。不過，現代意義上，shoo-in已不再有這層貶義意味，而是泛指“任何比賽或競賽中最有望獲勝的人”。漢語中，“十拿九穩”、“勝券在握”或“穩操勝券”都可以用shoo-in來形容。
看下面一個例句：He is an apparent shoo-in for a top Administration post.（看起來，他十有八九會到政府擔任要職。）
英語 幽默
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