fanatic
英[f?'n?t?k]
美[f?'n?t?k]
- n. 狂熱入迷者；盲信者；盲信
- adj. 狂熱的；盲信的
詞態變化
復數:?fanatics;副詞:?fanatically;形容詞:?fanatical;
中文詞源
fanatic 狂熱的
來自拉丁語fanum, 廟，神龕，神圣之地，詞源同profane, festival,enthusiast. 即鬼神附體的，發狂的。
英文詞源
- 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, shrine, consecrated place," related to festus "festive" (see feast (n.)). Meaning "zealous person, person affected by enthusiasm" is from 1640s. 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]
雙語例句
- 1. I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.
- 我不是宗教狂熱分子，但我是基督徒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is a fanatic jogger.
- 他是一個極喜歡慢跑的人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Alexander is a football fanatic.
- 亞歷山大是個足球迷.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition to the way he conducts himself.
- 這人是個狂熱分子，決意掃除任何反對其行事作風的聲音。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She's fanatic about pop music.
- 她對流行音樂很狂熱。
來自辭典例句