dilettante

TEM8GRE畅通词汇

英 [,dɪlɪ'tænteɪ; -tɪ] 美[,dɪlə'tænti]

释义

n. 业余爱好者；一知半解者

adj. 浅薄的；业余艺术爱好的

vi. （在艺术、科学等方面）浅尝辄止

词态变化

复数: dilettanti; dilettantes;

助记提示

1. delight => dilettante.
2. => 'someone who takes delight in fine art'.

中文词源

dilettante 浅尝辄止者

来自意大利语deletto, 愉快，高兴，词源同delight, delicious. 原指爱好者，后词义贬义化。

英文词源

dilettante (n.): 1733, borrowing of Italian dilettante "lover of music or painting," from dilettare "to delight," from Latin delectare (see delight (n.)). Originally without negative connotation, "devoted amateur," the pejorative sense emerged late 18c. by contrast with professional.

双语例句

1. He is a master of that area even if he is a dilettante.: 虽然他只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。

2. They will be even more effective if the dilettante - ish applies himself.: 如果小顽童罗比尼奥能更上进,他们将会更有效率.

3. Dilettante watch the scene of bustle, adept guard the entrance.: 外行看热闹, 内行看门道.

4. Is the affection between and person so dilettante really?: 人和人之间的情感真的这么浅薄么 ?

5. I'm too serious to be a dilettante and too much a dabbler to be a professional.: 作为一个业余艺术爱好者我过于严肃认真了,而为一个专业人员我又太业余了.

英英释意

1. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

实用场景例句

He is a master of that area even if he is a dilettante.: 虽然他只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。

They will be even more effective if the dilettante - ish applies himself.: 如果小顽童罗比尼奥能更上进,他们将会更有效率.

Dilettante watch the scene of bustle, adept guard the entrance.: 外行看热闹, 内行看门道.

Is the affection between and person so dilettante really?: 人和人之间的情感真的这么浅薄么 ?

Dilettante: a philanderer who seduces the several arts and letters each in turn for another.: 业余艺术爱好者——是轮流引诱文学与艺术的不专一者.