Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5030
Fully loadedamateur
业余爱好者；爱好者
A person who does a particular activity or studies a subject for pleasure, not as their profession.
- 1.
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
对某一特定追求、研究、科学或艺术(如音乐或绘画)有爱好的人,尤指不以专业方式从事,仅培养兴趣、品味或喜好者。
- 2.
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
以学习或运动为消遣的人
- 3.
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
不合格或技能不足的人。
- 4.
an athlete who does not play for pay
不为报酬而运动的运动员
外行；生手；业余运动员；非职业运动员；对某一特定追求、研究、科学或艺术(如音乐或绘画)有爱好的人,尤指不以专业方式从事,仅培养兴趣、品味或喜好者。；以学习或运动为消遣的人；不合格或技能不足的人。
In use
She joined a local theater group as an amateur, performing only on weekends.
The competition is open to both professionals and amateurs, so anyone can enter.
Although he is an amateur, his paintings are surprisingly good.
be an amateur at sth
表示在某活动上是业余水平。
He is an amateur at repairing cars.
他在修车方面是个业余爱好者。
amateur of sth
较正式，指某领域的爱好者。
She is an amateur of classical music.
她是古典音乐爱好者。
amateur in sth
表示在某领域是业余身份。
Connections
Collocations
- amateur photographer
- 业余摄影师
- She is an amateur photographer who loves capturing landscapes.她是一位热爱拍摄风景的业余摄影师。
- amateur radio
- 业余无线电
- He spends his weekends on amateur radio, talking to people worldwide.他周末花时间在业余电台上，与世界各地的人通话。
- amateur competition
- 业余比赛
- She won first place in the amateur competition.她在业余比赛中获得了第一名。
- amateur status
- 业余身份
- He decided to retain his amateur status to participate in the Olympics.他决定保持业余身份以参加奥运会。
- amateur player
- 业余选手
- The team consists mostly of amateur players.该队主要由业余选手组成。
- amateur dramatics
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“爱慕特”：业余爱好者特别热爱（amateur）某项活动，但不够专业。
Context & Register
通常指非职业爱好者，多用于体育、艺术等非专业领域，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the -eur ending and final /ɝ/ sound, but note that amateur has first-syllable stress while these words have final-syllable stress, so they are not perfect rhymes but share the same final vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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