fanatic 英 [fəˈnætɪk] 美 [fəˈnætɪk]
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外刊例句

Bitcoin fanatics are enthralled by the libertarian ideal of a pure, digital currency beyond the reach of any central bank.
比特币的狂热信徒迷醉于一个纯净、数字化、不受任何中央银行干预的自由主义货币理想。
——《经济学人》
The aspirin take-away and similar incidents over the course of Mr. Bezos’ career show a determination to do whatever is necessary to succeed and a fanatic attention to detail, even at the expense of appearing ridiculous.
贝佐斯的职业生涯中，取消免费阿司匹林以及类似的事件显示出，他愿意为成功付出一切，疯狂地关注细节，哪怕代价是让自己看起来很愚蠢。
——《纽约时报》

基本释义

[noun] a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something
[名词] 对某件事极度热情的人

深入解读

fanatic原本是一个宗教术语，指的是“狂热、盲信的宗教信徒”。它来自拉丁语fanaticus，该词是fanum （寺庙、神龛）的形容词，字面意思就是“与寺庙有关的”，从而引申出“盲信的、狂热的”之意。

如今fanatic已不再限于表示对宗教的狂热，而是泛指广义上的“狂热者”或“入迷的人”。有一种说法称英语单词fan（粉丝、爱好者）是由fanatic缩略而来。

同近义词

extremist: a person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action
bigot: a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions
chauvinist: a person who has an aggressive and unreasonable belief that their own country is better than all others