dilettante

英 [ˌdɪlə'tænti] 美 [ˌdɪlə'tænti]

• n. 浅薄涉猎者；业余爱好者；艺术爱好者
• adj. 浅薄的；业余的

英英释义

Noun:

1. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

Adjective:

1. showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish;

   "his dilettantish efforts at painting"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Dilettante watch the scene of bustle, adept guard the entrance.
   外行看热闹，内行看门道。
2. He is a master of that area even if he is a dilettante.
   虽然他只是个业余爱好者

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The person that envy should establish correct belief, envying is the dilettante expression that does not have self-restraint.
   妒忌者应树立正确信念，妒忌是没有涵养的浅薄的表现。
2. This kind of view is very dilettante.
   这种说法就是很外行的。

经典引文

• Mr. Churchill..refused to trust the dilettantes at the Treasury.

  出自： T. Balogh

近反义词

【近义词】

• amateur 外行
• dabbler 戏水者
• neophyte 新手
• abecedarian 初学者
• novice 新手
• sciolistic 一知半解的
• sciolist 一知半解的人...
• dilettantish (在艺术、科学等方面)半...

【反义词】

• professional 职业的