单词	maven
释义	mavenma‧ven /ˈmeɪvən/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmaven Origin: 1900-2000 Yiddish meyvn, from Hebrew l'havin ‘to understand’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Brown tapped veteran social maven Charlotte Mailliard Swig to her former post as protocol chief. But now, with more-affordable computer equipment and software available, any would-be market maven can analyze a universe of stocks. Media mavens contend that the visual comparison of the two men side by side is half the battle. Recipes will be judged on originality and compatibility with the wine by a panel of chefs and Bay Area food mavens. The most free-spending hired guns are all well-known by political mavens inside the Beltway. Thus, the cash registers, not fashion mavens, choose the hues of the season. What do film industry mavens make of this situation? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► food/fashion/sports etc maven  A food maven could also be called a gourmet. American English someone who knows a lot about a particular subjectfood/fashion/sports etc maven A food maven could also be called a gourmet.
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