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connoisseur

/kon-uh-sur, -soor/US // ˌkɒn əˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər //UK // (ˌkɒnɪˈsɜː) //

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art.
    • : a discerning judge of the best in any field: a connoisseur of horses.

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Examples

  • When it comes to food, I am adventurous in my tastes, but I am a wuss about heat — a connoisseur of blandness.

  • The sting of the honeybee has been used as a reference point by sting pain connoisseur, Justin Schmidt.

  • Looking for last minute gifts for someone with a particular hobby is one thing, but buying a gift for a gamer is another matter entirely, especially if they’re a connoisseur in the field.

  • This is down to the long-standing desire of conifer connoisseurs to discover branch mutations and from them propagate slow-growing versions known as dwarf conifers.

  • Many home cooks believe all oatmeal tastes mostly the same, but it’s a point of pride for a porridge connoisseur to rise above this stereotype to make a truly distinguished bowl of oats.

  • Alcatraz had its birdman, and Greenhaven had one too; a real connoisseur.

  • Recently I had dinner with a friend who is affluent, educated, and a noted wine connoisseur.

  • My agent [Andrew Wylie] suggested calling the book “The Instant Connoisseur.”

  • Before his days as a cat meme connoisseur he was in a band The Lashes, which had record deals with Columbia and Lookout!

  • Instead, Costume Institute curators seem more wedded to surface appearance than any connoisseur of Old Master oils could be.

  • Ben Jonson loved the 'durne weed,' and describes its every accident with the gusto of a connoisseur.

  • They are all, however, marked by the stamp of genius, and give but little trouble to a well informed connoisseur.

  • I do not suppose that a connoisseur would call her beautiful, but she suggested health—health of body, of mind, of soul.

  • Mr. Spackles regarded Grandmother Penny and nodded with the air of a connoisseur.

  • Mr. Flick Wilder, the well-known art connoisseur, collects such things.