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单词 aficionado
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aficionado

(əfɪʃiənɑːdoʊ)
Word forms: plural aficionados
countable noun
If someone is an aficionado of something, they like it and know a lot about it.
I happen to be an aficionado of the opera, and I love art museums. [+ of]
...a jazz aficionado.
Synonyms: fan, lover, enthusiast, admirer More Synonyms of aficionado

aficionado in British English

(əˌfɪʃjəˈnɑːdəʊ, Spanish afiθjoˈnaðo)
nounWord forms: plural -dos (-dəʊz, Spanish -ðos)
1. 
an ardent supporter or devotee
a jazz aficionado
2. 
a devotee of bullfighting
Word origin
Spanish, from aficionar to arouse affection, from afición affection

aficionado in American English

(əˌfɪʃəˈnɑdoʊ; əˌfiʃəˈnɑdoʊ; əˌfɪsiəˈnɑdoʊ; əˌfisiəˈnɑdoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural aˌficioˈnados
a devoted follower of some sport, art, etc.
Word origin
Sp, pp. of aficionar < ML *affectionare, to like, be devoted to < L affectio: see affection

Examples of 'aficionado' in a sentence
aficionado

She is an art aficionado and a cake obsessive.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
 True wool aficionados can choose their accessories by breed of sheep.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But some opera aficionados are sceptical.
The Sun (2006)
Who knew the River crowd were art aficionados?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
At about an hour long, most sets at festivals are just too short for true aficionados.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And yet outside Romania only true jazz aficionados have heard of her.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yet not many people, bar art aficionados, know who he is.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Your dad probably isn't a fragrance geek, but this is one the aficionados love.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has an aficionado's love of jazz, yet his tastes are anything but purist.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In hushed tones, art aficionados, painters and the odd diplomat discussed the question of the day.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A sports aficionado and jazz lover, he was also able to devote more time to his young son by his third marriage.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
 Like a yoga aficionado?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
(noun) 
Definition
an enthusiastic fan of a sport or interest
You are obviously a jazz aficionado.
Synonyms
fan
lover
enthusiast
He is a great sports enthusiast.
admirer
He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.
supporter
a major supporter of the tax reform plan
nut (slang)
a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games
follower
disagreements between followers of the two organizations
addict
She's a TV addict and watches as much as she can.
freak (informal)
He's a self-confessed computer freak.
disciple
a major intellectual figure with disciples throughout Europe
buff (informal)
She is a real film buff.
fanatic
I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.
devotee
She is a devotee of Bach's music.
connoisseur
I hear you're something of an art connoisseur.
adherent
Communism was gaining adherents in Latin America.
votary
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Nearby words of
aficionado

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  • afield
  • afire
  • aflame

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