| 单词 | connoisseur |
| 释义 | connoisseur (once / 1963 pages) n A connoisseur is a person who, through study and interest, has a fine appreciation for something, like the connoisseur who can identify the clarinet player on a jazz recording by the sound of his inhalations alone. A connoisseur is an authority in his field, someone who has expert knowledge and training, especially in the arts. A connoisseur may also be someone with an extremely developed sense of taste, like the connoisseur who can identify rare wine by a flavor others can't even detect. Then again, some people call themselves connoisseurs of just about anything they like — pizza, old vinyl albums, even cartoons — because they know so much about it. WORD FAMILYconnoisseur: connoisseurs, connoisseurship USAGE EXAMPLESRather, it scrutinizes change with the skepticism of the contented connoisseur. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) They are boxing connoisseurs skillfully pursuing a parallel craft that replaces conflict with camaraderie. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) Here’s a selection of top gift ideas for the Blu-ray-loving, cinema connoisseurs. Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016) n an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts Syn|Hypo|Hyper cognoscente aesthete, esthete one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature wine lovera connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut authority an expert whose views are taken as definitive |
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