a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis 业余爱好者(尤指业余运动员) ■a person considered contemptibly inept at a particular activity 外行 that bunch of stumbling amateurs. 那群老是出错的业余人员。
adjective
engaging or engaged in without payment; non-professional 业余的;非专业的 an amateur archaeologist. 一位业余考古人员。 amateur athletics. 业余体育运动。 ■inept; unskilful 外行的;不熟练的 it's all so amateur!. 这么不熟练!。
派生 amateurism noun 语源
late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator 'lover', from amare 'to love'