a [field] maven
She's a fashion maven.
她是一位时尚内行。
专家;内行
mavens — plural of maven
在任何领域中技艺高超的人
someone who is extremely skilled or knowledgeable in a particular field
在任何领域中技艺高超的人
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
My uncle is a computer maven who can fix almost any software problem.
我叔叔是计算机专家,几乎能修复任何软件问题。
用法提示:maven 是名词,表示‘专家、内行’,在句中作表语。
The company hired a marketing maven to boost their online sales.
公司聘请了一位营销专家来提升他们的在线销售额。
用法提示:这里 maven 作宾语,指某领域的行家。
Even experienced wine mavens were surprised by the taste of the new vintage.
连经验丰富的葡萄酒专家都对这款新酒的滋味感到惊讶。
用法提示:mavens 是 maven 的复数形式,此处作主语。
She's a fashion maven.
她是一位时尚内行。
He's a maven of all things tech.
他是所有科技事物的专家。
常用于美式英语,强调精通某领域。
She is a maven at solving complex puzzles.
她是解决复杂谜题的专家。
He's a maven on vintage wines.
他是陈年葡萄酒方面的专家。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is maven.
正确表达He is a maven.
中文缺乏冠词概念,学习者常遗漏不定冠词'a'。
grammar · medium
易错句子I maven the stock market.
正确表达I am a maven of the stock market.
将名词'maven'误用为动词,正确用法是作名词,后接介词'of'表示某方面的专家。
maven泛指任何领域的专家,connoisseur则特指在艺术、美食、美酒等品味方面的鉴赏家,更强调鉴赏力而非专业技能。
maven强调实际操作技能和知识,guru则带有精神引导、权威导师的含义,常用于商业、灵性等领域,语气更正式。
maven可用于任何技术领域,maestro则专指音乐、艺术等领域中技艺精湛的大师,尤其指指挥家。
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