aficionadoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado (“fan, amateur”), past participle of aficionar (“to inspire fondness in someone, to get someone interested in something”). Doublet of affectionate.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/, /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/, /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑː.dəʊ/, /æˌfɪʃ.jɒˈnɑː.dəʊ/, (imitating Castilian Spanish) /æ.fiː.θjəʊˈnɑːðəʊ/, /ə.fiː.θjəˈnɑːðəʊ/
• (General American) IPA: /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfi.ʃ(i).əˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfɪs.jəˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfɪs.i.əˈnɑ.doʊ/, /əˌfi.si.əˈnɑ.doʊ/, (imitating Castilian Spanish) /ɑˌfi.θjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/, (imitating Latin American Spanish) /ɑˌfi.sjɔˈnɑ.ðɔ/

名詞

aficionado (plural aficionados or aficionadoes or (rare, hypercorrect) aficionadi)

1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. [19th c.]
2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover, maven; see also Thesaurus:fan

   Coordinate terms: buff, -phile

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page ix:

     To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.

   • 2020 August 26, Andrew Mourant, “Reinforced against future flooding”, in Rail, page 58:

     A journey along the Conwy Valley line is one to savour for aficionados of scenic railways.

派生語

関連する語

• aficionada

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