单词 | aficionado |
释义 | aficionadon. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > devoted faithful?1555 votary1594 old faithful1648 fanatic1790 aficionado1802 1802 tr. C. A. Fischer Trav. Spain 81 In the square itself was a crowd of aficionados or amateurs [Ger. ‘Afficionados’ oder Dilettanten], who came there to be active in striking the bulls, but so as to escape in case of need by leaping over the palisades. 1811 Sporting Mag. 38 88/2 A young Marquis, a well-known afficiando [sic], or amateur of bull-killing, was discovered in the arena behind one of the wooden barricades. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 178 This sham fight is despised by the torero and aficionado, who aspire only to be in at the death. b. A devotee of bullfighting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > devotee aficionado1902 1902 W. D. Howells Lit. & Life iii. 58 The last [bull] was uncommonly fierce, and when his hindquarters came off or out, his forequarters charged joyously among the aficionados on the prisoners' side. 1926 E. Hemingway Sun also Rises xiii. 136 Those who were aficionados could always get rooms even when the hotel was full. 1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado v. 167 According to good Mexican and Spanish aficionados, Manolete and Belmonte possessed both angel and duende, hence their extraordinary interest. 2002 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 27 July c1 Many passes are named for matadors who originated them. True aficionados recognize a natural, veronica, pecho or recorte. 2010 D. Soderberg Baladrar xi. 143 ‘I'm no aficionado,’ Ellen protested with a grin, ‘but I've reached a philosophical acceptance of the corridas.’ 2. a. A connoisseur or dedicated student of some activity; (subsequently esp.) an ardent follower of any sport, activity, or pastime; a fan. Frequently with of. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > supporting > [noun] > supporter aficionado1819 supporter1843 fan1890 tifoso1949 1819 E. Davies tr. Life of Bartolomé E. Murillo 97 My Lords the Counts del Aquila y de Mejarada, the Marquez del Pedroso..and some other Aficionados, know how to value those which they possess, and have taken care to make them heir looms to their estates. 1868 J. C. Robinson Memoranda on Fifty Pictures 45 It is, however, neither more nor less than distressing to the ‘aficionados’ of Velasquez, to find that nine-tenths even of lovers of art, judge the master either from inadequate, or entirely false points of view. 1882 C. G. Leland Gypsies 25 The aficionados, or Romany ryes, by whom I mean those scholars who are fond of studying life and language from the people themselves. 1928 F. O. Lindley Diplomat off Duty iv. 64 All amateurs, or to use a much more expressive Spanish word, aficionados, of bathing agree that the full flavour of the pastime is only tasted in beautiful surroundings. 1959 J. Wain Travelling Woman 41 I didn't tell you I had a son who was an aficionado of railways, did I? 1987 J. Waters Crackpot (1988) 65 I head for the chicest shop in town, Recreation Novelty Company..a joke shop better known to local aficionados as ‘The Hardy-Har’. 2010 Guardian 5 Mar. 25/5 The flat white may appear to be just another cup of coffee but aficionados plead otherwise. b. As the second element of compounds.See also jazz aficionado at jazz n. and adj. Compounds 1a, etc. ΚΠ 1948 J. Steinbeck Russ. Jrnl. (1949) iii. 37 A little swing band was led by Ed Gilmore, who is a swing aficionado. 1970 Jet 19 Nov. 54/2 Absent from the professional fighting ring for 43 months, Ali was returned..to boxing aficionados worldwide by..Sen. Leroy Johnson and insurance business whiz kid Jesse Hill Jr. 1991 Hispanic Nov. 50/2 Latin music aficionados..packed the halls across the country during the mambo craze of the early '50s. 2007 O. Penzler Black Lizard Big Bk. of Pulps 426 The Cobra, one of the early examples of what is generally known among pulp aficionados as a ‘Weird Menace’ or ‘Avenger’ story. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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