fanatic
英 [fəˈnæt.ɪk]
美 [fəˈnæt̬.ɪk]
- n. 狂热入迷者;盲信者;盲信
- adj. 狂热的;盲信的
fanatic 狂热的来自拉丁语fanum, 庙,神龛,神圣之地,词源同profane, festival,enthusiast. 即鬼神附体的,发狂的。
- 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]
- 1. I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.
- 我不是宗教狂热分子,但我是基督徒。
- 2. He is a fanatic jogger.
- 他是一个极喜欢慢跑的人.
- 3. Alexander is a football fanatic.
- 亚历山大是个足球迷.
- 4. The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition to the way he conducts himself.
- 这人是个狂热分子,决意扫除任何反对其行事作风的声音。
- 5. She's fanatic about pop music.
- 她对流行音乐很狂热。