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fa·nat·ic AHD[fə-nătʹĭk] D.J.[fəˈnætɪk]K.K.[fəˈnætɪk]n.(名词)- A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.极端的狂热者:表现为过分的、不合理的热情者,或有此动机的人,如为某一目标
adj.(形容词)- Fanatical.着魔的
- Latin fānāticus [inspired by orgiastic rites, pertaining to a temple] 拉丁语 fānāticus [被狂热支配的,属于神殿的]
- from fānum [temple] * see dhēs- 源自 fānum [庙] * 参见 dhēs-
fanatic, zealot, enthusiast- These nouns denote persons who are ardently and usually excessively devoted to a particular cause, subject, or activity.这些名词都表示对某事或活动表现出着迷或疯狂的人。
- Fanatic implies the pursuit of a given interest to inordinate and even irrational lengths, often to the exclusion of all other interests: Fanatic 指倾注过分兴趣甚至缺乏理智的追求,且通常排除其它的兴趣: "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject" (Winston S. Churchill). Azealot is immoderately devoted to a cause or goal and seeks to advance it with passionate fervor: “一个专心致志的人不会改变决心,也不会改变自己的追求” (温斯顿S·丘吉尔)。Zealot 指对事业或目标有献身精神的人,为促进事业而积极活动的人: "those furious zealots who blow the bellows of faction until the whole furnace of politics is red-hot" (Washington Irving).“那狂热分子散播小派别的嚣张气焰直至整个政治白热化” (华盛顿·欧文)。
- Enthusiast can denote a religious zealot holding visionary opinions: Enthusiast 强调对宗教的狂热并持幻想态度: "It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth" (A.J. Balfour).More commonly, however, it merely implies strong interest in something, such as a hobby, and lacks the unfavorable connotations of the other terms: “不幸的是,宗教狂热驱动着世界,几乎没有哪一个狂热分子会坚持真理” (A.J鲍尔弗)。然而更为普通的,它仅指对某事有强烈兴趣的人,比如某一爱好,不像其它词那样具有不好的含义: a hockey enthusiast. 曲棍球热衷者
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