fanatic 英 [fəˈnætɪk] 美 [fəˈnætɪk]
TOEFL TEM8 GMAT GRE
外刊例句
Bitcoin fanatics are enthralled by the libertarian ideal of a pure, digital currency beyond the reach of any central bank.
比特币的狂热信徒迷醉于一个纯净、数字化、不受任何中央银行干预的自由主义货币理想。
——《经济学人》
The aspirin take-away and similar incidents over the course of Mr. Bezos’ career show a determination to do whatever is necessary to succeed and a fanatic attention to detail, even at the expense of appearing ridiculous.
贝佐斯的职业生涯中,取消免费阿司匹林以及类似的事件显示出,他愿意为成功付出一切,疯狂地关注细节,哪怕代价是让自己看起来很愚蠢。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something
[名词] 对某件事极度热情的人
深入解读
fanatic原本是一个宗教术语,指的是“狂热、盲信的宗教信徒”。它来自拉丁语fanaticus,该词是fanum (寺庙、神龛)的形容词,字面意思就是“与寺庙有关的”,从而引申出“盲信的、狂热的”之意。
如今fanatic已不再限于表示对宗教的狂热,而是泛指广义上的“狂热者”或“入迷的人”。有一种说法称英语单词fan(粉丝、爱好者)是由fanatic缩略而来。
同近义词
extremist: a person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action
bigot: a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions
chauvinist: a person who has an aggressive and unreasonable belief that their own country is better than all others
TOEFL TEM8 GMAT GRE
外刊例句
Bitcoin fanatics are enthralled by the libertarian ideal of a pure, digital currency beyond the reach of any central bank.
比特币的狂热信徒迷醉于一个纯净、数字化、不受任何中央银行干预的自由主义货币理想。
——《经济学人》
The aspirin take-away and similar incidents over the course of Mr. Bezos’ career show a determination to do whatever is necessary to succeed and a fanatic attention to detail, even at the expense of appearing ridiculous.
贝佐斯的职业生涯中,取消免费阿司匹林以及类似的事件显示出,他愿意为成功付出一切,疯狂地关注细节,哪怕代价是让自己看起来很愚蠢。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something
[名词] 对某件事极度热情的人
深入解读
fanatic原本是一个宗教术语,指的是“狂热、盲信的宗教信徒”。它来自拉丁语fanaticus,该词是fanum (寺庙、神龛)的形容词,字面意思就是“与寺庙有关的”,从而引申出“盲信的、狂热的”之意。
如今fanatic已不再限于表示对宗教的狂热,而是泛指广义上的“狂热者”或“入迷的人”。有一种说法称英语单词fan(粉丝、爱好者)是由fanatic缩略而来。
同近义词
extremist: a person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action
bigot: a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions
chauvinist: a person who has an aggressive and unreasonable belief that their own country is better than all others