fanatical

fanatical — 形容詞

1. showing such strong love for a hobby, team, or activity that other people think

1.形容詞C1
釋義

狂熱的

對某興趣熱中到旁人覺得過頭

showing such strong love for a hobby, team, or activity that other people think the level of interest goes too far.

例句

Cyrus is fanatical about his football team and never misses a single match.

Cyrus 對他支持的足球隊狂熱到不行，從不錯過任何一場比賽。

fanatical about + sports interest

Eve has a fanatical devotion to keeping her kitchen knives perfectly sharp.

Eve 狂熱地保持廚房裡的刀子永遠鋒利如新。

fanatical devotion to + activity

同義詞
  • obsessive

    stronger negative tone; often used of unhealthy mental focus

  • passionate

    neutral or positive; does not imply the level is unreasonable

  • zealous

    more formal; often about causes or work rather than hobbies

反義詞

文法句型

fanatical about + noun/gerund

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person; typical objects after 'about' are hobbies, sports teams, food, fitness, or cleanliness. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes harmless personal enthusiasm and is not about political or religious belief.

常見錯誤

❌He is fanatical of his car.
✅He is fanatical about his car.
💡the preposition that follows 'fanatical' is 'about', not 'of'.
❌She is a fanatical for clean floors.
✅She is fanatical about clean floors.
💡'fanatical' is an adjective here, not a noun; no article 'a' before it.

2. holding political or religious views so extreme that the person may act in cruel

2.形容詞C1
釋義

偏激的

信念極端，可能導致殘酷或暴力行為

holding political or religious views so extreme that the person may act in cruel, unfair, or violent ways because of them.

例句

A small group of fanatical supporters tried to disrupt the peaceful protest in Lisbon.

里斯本一小群偏激的支持者試圖打斷一場和平抗議。

fanatical supporters (group of believers)

The novel describes a fanatical sect that cut all contact with the outside world.

這本小說描寫一個與外界完全斷絕往來的偏激教派。

fanatical sect (religious extremism)

同義詞
  • extremist

    noun-like usage common; sharper political weight

  • militant

    stresses readiness to fight for the cause

  • radical

    wider scope; can be positive (radical reformer) or negative

反義詞
  • moderate

    holding balanced, non-extreme views

  • tolerant

    accepting of differing beliefs

文法句型

fanatical + noun (group, follower, movement)

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (placed before a noun like 'group', 'follower', 'mob', 'sect', 'regime'). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense carries a clearly negative judgement about violence or intolerance, while sense 1 describes private hobbies without moral concern.

常見錯誤

❌The party was fanatical with its rivals.
✅The party held fanatical views about its rivals.
💡'fanatical' does not take 'with'; use 'fanatical' before a noun, or rephrase with 'hold fanatical views'.

fanatical — 名詞