amateur

adjective

/ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/

/ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/

[usually before noun] doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job业余爱好的
- an amateur photographer业余摄影爱好者
[usually before noun] done for pleasure, not as a job业余的
- amateur athletics业余田径运动
(also amateurish)
(usually disapproving) not done or made well or with skill生手；外行
- The performance sounded very amateur, I’m afraid.恐怕这场演出听起来很业余。

opposite professional

amateur

noun

/ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/

/ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/

a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for pleasure, not as a job业余爱好者；业余运动员
- The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.这次锦标赛业余选手和职业选手均可参加。
- I was competing as an amateur.我那时是作为业余选手参赛。
- International affairs today are no longer for gentleman amateurs.当今的国际事务已不再是闲士们的业余爱好了。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- gifted
- talented
- top
- …
preposition
- as an amateur
(usually disapproving) a person who does not have enough skill to be able to do something well生手；外行
- This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!这项工作是一伙外行干的！
- The others had been skiing since they could walk and made her look a rank amateur.其他人从会走路起就开始滑雪了，这使她看起来像个不折不扣的生手。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bumbling
- complete
- rank
- …
… of amateurs
- bunch

opposite professional

词源late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’.

词汇	amateur
释义	amateur adjective /ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/ /ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/ [usually before noun] doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job业余爱好的 an amateur photographer业余摄影爱好者 [usually before noun] done for pleasure, not as a job业余的 amateur athletics业余田径运动 (also amateurish) (usually disapproving) not done or made well or with skill生手；外行 The performance sounded very amateur, I’m afraid.恐怕这场演出听起来很业余。 opposite professional amateur noun /ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/ /ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/ a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for pleasure, not as a job业余爱好者；业余运动员 The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.这次锦标赛业余选手和职业选手均可参加。 I was competing as an amateur.我那时是作为业余选手参赛。 International affairs today are no longer for gentleman amateurs.当今的国际事务已不再是闲士们的业余爱好了。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective gifted talented top … preposition as an amateur (usually disapproving) a person who does not have enough skill to be able to do something well生手；外行 This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!这项工作是一伙外行干的！ The others had been skiing since they could walk and made her look a rank amateur.其他人从会走路起就开始滑雪了，这使她看起来像个不折不扣的生手。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective bumbling complete rank … … of amateurs bunch opposite professional 词源late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’.
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