1845, from Spanish aficionado "amateur," specifically "devotee of bullfighting," literally "fond of," from afición "affection," from Latin affectionem (see affection). "Most sources derive this word from the Spanish verb aficionar but the verb does not appear in Spanish before 1555, and the word aficionado is recorded in the 1400's" [Barnhart]. In English, originally of devotees of bullfighting; in general use by 1882.
实用例句
1. Sauto is an aficionado.
绍托是个斗牛迷.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. I happen to be an aficionado of the opera, and I love art museums.
碰巧我是个歌剧迷，而且我爱去艺术博物馆。
来自柯林斯例句
3. This is good news for postcard aficionado Drene Brennan.
