dilettante
dilettante 英 [ˌdɪləˈtænti] 美 [ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt, ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnt, -ˈtɑnti, -ˈtænt, -ˈtænti]
n. 业余爱好者；一知半解者 adj. 浅薄的；业余艺术爱好的 vi. （在艺术、科学等方面）浅尝辄止
名词复数:dilettanti
- Though dilettante might sound like a nice French word, don't use it on your friend who thinks he can play the guitar after several short lessons. A dilettante is an amateur, often one who pretends to be very knowledgeable.
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- n. 业余爱好者；一知半解者
- adj. 浅薄的；业余艺术爱好的
- vi. （在艺术、科学等方面）浅尝辄止
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1. He tolerated the presence of an amateur, idler and dilettante and proved a perfect teacher and matchless travel companion.
他能够容忍我这个业余爱好者的浅薄与无知，当之无愧是一个好老师和一个无与伦比的好伙伴。
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2. Much of Ms Trott’s personal blog, VoxTrott, is devoted to images of her beloved dog Maddy, while Mr Trott, a dilettante cook, likes to post “disgusting pictures of good food” on his blog.
Trott女士个人博客VoxTrott中有许多其爱犬Maddy的照片，而对厨艺半懂不懂的Trott先生则喜欢在他的博客中贴一些“令人作呕的美食图片”。
- dilettante (n.) 1733, borrowing of Italian dilettante "lover of music or painting," from dilettare "to delight," from Latin delectare (see delight (n.)). Originally without negative connotation, "devoted amateur," the pejorative sense emerged late 18c. by contrast with professional.
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