| 单词 | enthusiast |
| 释义 | enthusiast (once / 1155 pages) n When you're an enthusiast, you're all jazzed up about a person or cause. A sports enthusiast is someone who is really passionate and excited about sports. Enthusiast comes from the Greek enthousiastēs, meaning "person inspired by a god." While it doesn't retain those same religious connotations today, an enthusiast is someone who is inspired by a cause or person. A candidate running for office will have a group of enthusiasts working doggedly on his campaign. Often your mother is your biggest enthusiast or supporter. Non-profit organizations are always looking for enthusiasts who can make donations and become patrons of their organization. WORD FAMILYenthusiast: enthusiasts+/enthusiasm: enthusiasms, enthusiast, enthusiastic/enthusiastic: enthusiastically, overenthusiastic, unenthusiastic/overenthusiastic: overenthusiastically/unenthusiastic: unenthusiastically USAGE EXAMPLESEnthusiasts of garage architecture will also appreciate the perforated walls, like coral, or a cheese grater, of the six-story car park next door. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) Conforming to no stereotype — they were health-food enthusiasts and hippie-bashers — they were each, in their way, sympathetic to visual art. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) His right hand was gripping the barrel relatively far forward in what looked to some gun enthusiasts like an awkward pose. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity Syn|Hypo|Hyper partisan, partizan addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction backslappersomeone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality balletomanea ballet enthusiast fanatic, fienda person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) gadgeteera person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets shutterbuga photography enthusiast fan, rooter, sports fanan enthusiastic devotee of sports aficionadoa fan of bull fighting gym ratsomeone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa railbirda fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter a person who backs a politician or a team etc. 2n a person having a strong liking for something Syn|Hypo|Hyper fancier animal fancier a person who breeds animals bird fanciera person with a strong interest in birds maniaca person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something technophilea person who is enthusiastic about new technology cat fanciera person who breeds and cares for cats horse fancier, horsemana person who breeds and cares for horses admirer, adorer someone who admires a young woman |
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