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单词 amateurism
释义

amateurism

[ am-uh-choo-riz-uhm, -tyoo-, -chuh-, -tuh-, am-uh-tur-iz-uhm ]
/ ˈæm ə tʃʊˌrɪz əm, -tyʊ-, -tʃə-, -tə-, ˌæm əˈtɜr ɪz əm /

noun

the practice, quality, or character of an amateur or amateurish performance.

Origin of amateurism

First recorded in 1865–70; amateur + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM amateurism

pseu·do·am·a·teur·ism, noun

Words nearby amateurism

Amata, amate, Amaterasu, amateur, amateurish, amateurism, amateur night, Amati, amative, Amato, amatol
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Example sentences from the Web for amateurism

  • Thorpe was immediately defended around the world as a scapegoat to the elitist—and already hollow—code of amateurism.

    The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story|Kate Buford|August 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • By 1982 the Olympic ideal of amateurism was as good as dead.

    The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story|Kate Buford|August 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • But in every branch of politics and some departments of science it was an age of amateurism.

    England and Germany|Emile Joseph Dillon
  • Exclamation points must be used sparingly: a row of three or four of them at the end of a sentence is a sign of amateurism.

    Short Story Writing|Charles Raymond Barrett
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