fanatic
/fəˈnæt.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /fəˈnæt̬.ɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /fə-ˈna-tik/ (ame, mw) · /fəˈnætɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /fəˈnætɪk/ (ame, ipa)
fanatic — 名詞
- fanaticsingular
- fanaticsplural
1. Someone whose passion for a hobby, sport, or topic goes so far that other people
狂熱愛好者
對某活動或主題極度著迷的人
Someone whose passion for a hobby, sport, or topic goes so far that other people often think it is too much.
Hamza is such a chess fanatic that he plays online matches before breakfast every day.
Hamza 是個西洋棋狂熱愛好者，每天早餐前都會先在網路上下幾盤。
pattern: a [topic] fanatic
The Watanabe brothers are baseball fanatics who travel across Japan to watch every home game.
Watanabe 家的兄弟是棒球狂熱愛好者，他們會跑遍日本各地去看每一場主場比賽。
plural: [topic] fanatics
Mira's family teases her for being a coffee fanatic who owns six different brewing machines.
Mira 的家人取笑她是咖啡狂熱愛好者，因為她家裡居然有六台不同的沖煮機。
Only a true gardening fanatic would wake up at five in the morning to water tomato plants.
只有真正的園藝狂熱愛好者才會在清晨五點起床去澆番茄。
Reuben became a fanatic about old films after his grandfather gave him a box of black-and-white reels.
Reuben 在祖父給了他一箱黑白膠卷之後，就變成了一個老電影狂熱愛好者。
- enthusiast
neutral; fanatic suggests the passion goes further than most people would
- buff
informal; suggests deep knowledge of a niche topic (a film buff)
- addict
stronger; implies the person cannot stop, often used jokingly (a chocolate addict)
文法句型
a [topic] fanatic
fanatic about/for [noun]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a hobby, sport, food, or genre. The label is mildly teasing rather than insulting; pairs naturally with possessive constructions like 'a fitness fanatic' or 'a film fanatic'.
常見錯誤
2. Someone whose beliefs, often religious or political, are so extreme that they ma
狂熱分子
信念極端、可能訴諸暴力的人
Someone whose beliefs, often religious or political, are so extreme that they may act in cruel, unreasonable, or even violent ways towards people who disagree.
The bombing was carried out by a small group of religious fanatics who rejected any form of dialogue.
這起爆炸案是由一小群拒絕任何對話的宗教狂熱分子所策劃。
collocation: religious fanatics
Diya warned her students not to confuse devout believers with fanatics who use faith to justify violence.
Diya 提醒學生，不要把虔誠的信徒和那些用信仰來合理化暴力的狂熱分子混為一談。
Political fanatics shouted down anyone in the crowd who tried to ask a reasonable question.
政治狂熱分子大聲叫囂，淹沒了群眾裡任何想理性提問的人。
A handful of armed fanatics seized the town hall and demanded the mayor resign on live television.
一小撮持槍的極端分子佔領了市政廳，並在電視直播上要求市長下台。
The novel follows a young reporter who is kidnapped by fanatics in a remote mountain village.
這部小說描寫一位年輕記者被一群狂熱分子綁架到偏遠山村的故事。
- moderate
someone who holds balanced, non-extreme views
文法句型
a [religious/political] fanatic
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense carries a serious moral judgement and is almost always negative, often paired with 'religious', 'political', or 'armed'. Sense 1 is teasing; sense 2 implies danger.
常見錯誤
fanatic — 形容詞
- fanaticpositive
- more fanaticcomparative
- most fanaticsuperlative
1. Showing such an extreme attachment to a belief, idea, or activity that the perso
狂熱的
對信念或活動極度投入的
Showing such an extreme attachment to a belief, idea, or activity that the person involved loses normal balance or fair judgement.
Christopher described his uncle's fanatic loyalty to the local football club as both touching and exhausting.
Christopher 形容他叔叔對當地足球俱樂部那種狂熱的忠誠，既令人感動又叫人疲憊。
collocation: fanatic loyalty/devotion
Historians still debate the fanatic energy that drove the rebels through three brutal winters.
歷史學家至今仍在討論，是什麼樣狂熱的能量讓那些反抗者撐過了三個殘酷的冬天。
Niran wrote a long essay about the fanatic devotion some collectors show towards a single rare stamp.
Niran 寫了一篇長文，談某些收藏家對一張稀有郵票所展現的那種狂熱的痴迷。
Constanza warned that fanatic opposition to all change can damage even the strongest community.
Constanza 警告說，對任何改變都採取狂熱的反對態度，連最堅強的社群都會被拖垮。
- indifferent
showing no interest at all
- moderate
balanced, not extreme
文法句型
fanatic + noun
用法筆記
Almost always sits directly before a noun (attributive), as in 'fanatic loyalty' or 'fanatic devotion'. In modern English, 'fanatical' is far more common in both writing and speech; the bare 'fanatic' as an adjective sounds formal or slightly old-fashioned.