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词汇 aficionado
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Definition of aficionado in English:

aficionado

nounPlural aficionados əˌfɪʃ(j)əˈnɑːdəʊəˌfɪsjəˈnɑːdəʊ
  • A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.

    狂热爱好者,迷

    a crossword aficionado
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's a clever thing to write a book that entertains the expert as much as the ignorant, that amuses the aficionado as much as the amateur.
    • Cat blankets, so the aficionados say, are good for rheumatism.
    • It is a haven for architecture aficionados and a gastronomic delight for lovers of sweets and desserts.
    • But I can't help but feel that this is a book written by an aficionado for other aficionados.
    • For the aficionados, there are ways of telling the cars apart.
    • To architectural aficionados and style buffs, it's the only one of the many property programmes worth watching.
    • The story also conjures up several anecdotes that will be appreciated by Brit-pop aficionados.
    • Still, his aficionado's enthusiasm for Wagner's operas numbs him to the sensitivities and dilemmas of others.
    • Christmas comes early for opera aficionados and classical music enthusiasts.
    • It was a real and rare treat for aficionados of modern jazz.
    • In fact, as aficionados of the English language will know, a palindrome is a word whose letters spell the same forwards as backwards.
    • Without a doubt this show has an appeal that reaches beyond photography aficionados.
    • He was a gun aficionado, and he had a collection of guns always around him.
    • A literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit won't be disappointed.
    • For the true aficionado, a beer is a special type of travel souvenir, to be greedily consumed and tucked away with all its heady memories.
    • In addition to being a prolific writer and editor, he was a connoisseur of art, an expert on forestry and an aficionado of historic houses.
    • Only the techiest of aficionados will find complaint with this video presentation.
    • Like other Brontë aficionados, he probably imagined she had a detailed knowledge of the book, but it turned out she had not read it.
    • In England, some ales retain their popularity among aficionados.
    • That diversity is the band's true strength and is a very welcome change for us jaded music aficionados.
    Synonyms
    connoisseur, expert, authority, specialist, pundit, one of the cognoscenti, cognoscente, devotee, appreciator, fan, fanatic, savant
    enthusiast, lover, addict
    informal buff, freak, nut, fiend, maniac, a great one for

Origin

Mid 19th century (denoting a devotee of bullfighting): from Spanish, 'amateur', past participle of aficioner 'become fond of' used as a noun, based on Latin affectio(n-) '(favourable) disposition towards' (see affection).

  • This started out as a term for a devotee of bullfighting. It is a Spanish word meaning ‘amateur’, now used to describe any ardent follower of an activity. Examples of this extended usage date from the 1880s. Compare amateur

Rhymes

amontillado, avocado, Bardo, Barnardo, bastinado, bravado, Colorado, desperado, Dorado, eldorado, incommunicado, Leonardo, Mikado, muscovado, Prado, renegado, Ricardo, stifado

Definition of aficionado in US English:

aficionado

noun
  • A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.

    狂热爱好者,迷

    aficionados of the finest wines
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For the aficionados, there are ways of telling the cars apart.
    • Christmas comes early for opera aficionados and classical music enthusiasts.
    • In England, some ales retain their popularity among aficionados.
    • Like other Brontë aficionados, he probably imagined she had a detailed knowledge of the book, but it turned out she had not read it.
    • In addition to being a prolific writer and editor, he was a connoisseur of art, an expert on forestry and an aficionado of historic houses.
    • In fact, as aficionados of the English language will know, a palindrome is a word whose letters spell the same forwards as backwards.
    • The story also conjures up several anecdotes that will be appreciated by Brit-pop aficionados.
    • Cat blankets, so the aficionados say, are good for rheumatism.
    • For the true aficionado, a beer is a special type of travel souvenir, to be greedily consumed and tucked away with all its heady memories.
    • Still, his aficionado's enthusiasm for Wagner's operas numbs him to the sensitivities and dilemmas of others.
    • Only the techiest of aficionados will find complaint with this video presentation.
    • He was a gun aficionado, and he had a collection of guns always around him.
    • A literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit won't be disappointed.
    • That diversity is the band's true strength and is a very welcome change for us jaded music aficionados.
    • It's a clever thing to write a book that entertains the expert as much as the ignorant, that amuses the aficionado as much as the amateur.
    • But I can't help but feel that this is a book written by an aficionado for other aficionados.
    • It was a real and rare treat for aficionados of modern jazz.
    • It is a haven for architecture aficionados and a gastronomic delight for lovers of sweets and desserts.
    • Without a doubt this show has an appeal that reaches beyond photography aficionados.
    • To architectural aficionados and style buffs, it's the only one of the many property programmes worth watching.
    Synonyms
    connoisseur, expert, authority, specialist, pundit, one of the cognoscenti, cognoscente, devotee, appreciator, fan, fanatic, savant

Origin

Mid 19th century (denoting a devotee of bullfighting): from Spanish, ‘amateur’, past participle of aficioner ‘become fond of’ used as a noun, based on Latin affectio(n-) ‘(favorable) disposition towards’ (see affection).

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