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Fanatic Devoted Admirer Meaning Change 爱好者 Fə'Nætik N.狂热者

单词 fanatic
音标 [fə'nætik]
解释 n.狂热者
红宝书 【考】 fanatic : devoted / prude : proper(狂热者过分热衷的/ 拘谨者过分得体的)fanatic : admirer / zealot : adherent(狂热者是十分崇拜者 /热切者是十分追随者)
字源 fanatic (n.)
1520s, "insane person," from Latin fanaticus "mad, enthusiastic, inspired by a god," also "furious, mad," originally, "pertaining to a temple," from fanum "temple," related to festus "festive" (see feast). Meaning "zealous person" is mid-17c. As an adjective, in English, 1530s, "furious;" meaning "characterized by excessive enthusiasm," especially in religion (of Nonconformists), is from 1640s.A fanatic is someone who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. [attributed to Winston Churchill]
不择手段背单词 adj. 狂热的; 着魔的; n (过分不合理的为某一目标)极端的狂热者
【记】fan(n 扇子; 迷; 狂热者; 爱好者)
【参】fancier(n 空想家; 培育动植物的行家; 爱好者)
【类】fanatic: devoted = prude: proper狂热者是过分热衷的 = 拘谨者是过分有礼貌的fanatic: admirer = zealot: adherent狂热者是十分崇拜者 = 盲信者是十分追随者nicety: precision = illusion: fantasy 精密就是精确 = 幻觉就是幻想imperial: significant = grotesque: fantasy卓越的就是重大的 = 奇异的就是幻想
趣味全助记 【记】fan (影,歌,球)迷是狂热的

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