amateur是什么意思_amateur怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

engaged in as a pastime;"an amateur painter"
"gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"
"recreational golfers"
"reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"
"unpaid extras in the documentary"

lacking professional skill or expertise;"a very amateurish job"
"inexpert but conscientious efforts"
"an unskilled painting"

中英词源

amateur 业余爱好者

词根am, 爱，原指爱好，后带有贬义。

amateur: amateur: [18] Etymologically, an amateur is simply a ‘lover’. That is what its ultimate Latin ancestor amator meant, and indeed in English it still denoted ‘someone who loves or is fond of something’ until well into the 19th century (‘am no amateur of these melons’, Mrs Atkinson, Tartar Steppes 1863). However, its immediate source, French amateur, had already evolved the subsidiary sense ‘one who does something solely for the enjoyment, not for payment’, and that is now its only English meaning.
amateur (n.): 1784, "one who has a taste for (something)," from French amateur "lover of," from Latin amatorem (nominative amator) "lover," agent noun from amatus, past participle of amare "to love" (see Amy). Meaning "dabbler" (as opposed to professional) is from 1786. As an adjective, by 1838.

词态变化

复数 amateurs;

权威造句

1. Angela says she longs to join an amateur dramatics class.: 安杰拉说她渴望参加业余戏剧班。

2. Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper.: 泰勒的运动生涯是从一名业余守门员开始的。

3. The Amateur Softball Association"s roster of umpires has declined to 57,000.: 业余垒球协会的裁判员名单上的人数已经减少到了57,000名。

4. Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.: 托尼·伍德科克加盟德国业余队SC布吕克队担任教练。

5. Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it.: 杰里是个业余跳舞爱好者，他跳舞是因为自己喜欢。

近反义词

adj.

nonprofessional

unprofessional

beginner

nonprofessional

相似短语

amateur performance 课余表演

amateur radio n.业余无线电

amateur bands 【电】业余波段

amateur wavelength 【电】业余波长

amateur dramatics 【英】业余戏剧活动

amateur audit 非职业性审计，非专业审计

an amateur photographer 业余摄影

amateur player n. 业余运动员

amateur sports 群众体育

amateur status 业余身分

单词分析

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