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单词 dilettante
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dil•et•tante /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt, ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tantes, -tan•ti 
    /-ˈtɑnti/.USA pronunciation  
  1. a person who is only superficially interested in an art, activity, or subject of study.
dil•et•tan•tish, adj. 
dil•et•tant•ism, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dil•et•tante  (dili tänt′, dil′i tänt, -täntā, -tantē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tantes, -tan•ti (-täntē),USA pronunciation adj. 
n. 
  1. a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, esp. in a desultory or superficial way;
    dabbler.
  2. a lover of an art or science, esp. of a fine art.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to dilettantes.
  • Latin dēlectāre to delight
  • Italian, noun, nominal use of present participle of dilettare
  • 1725–35
dil′et•tantish, dil′et•tante•ish, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amateur.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dilettante /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑːntɪ/ n ( pl -tantes, -tanti / -ˈtɑːntɪ/)
  1. a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional
  2. a person who loves the arts
adj
  1. of or characteristic of a dilettante
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, from dilettare to delight, from Latin dēlectāre

ˌdiletˈtantish, ˌdiletˈtanteish adj ˌdiletˈtantism, ˌdiletˈtanteism n
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