hobby

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n. 嗜好, 癖好, 爱好

发音

UK /ˈhɒ.bi/
US /ˈhɑ.bi/

词形变化

hobbies 复数

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

    爱好

    嗜好

    趣味

    I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.

    take up a hobby

    give up your hobby

  2. 2.

    An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby.

    动物学 体育
  3. 3.

    Synonym of hobby horse (“a favorite topic”).

  4. 1.

    Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

pursuit sideline byline avocation hobby horse rocking horse

上位词 6

interest toy pursuit falcon pastime plaything

下位词 2

spelaeology speleology

部分词 1

rocker

相关短语

hobby horse 热衷谈论的话题 hobby horses hobby bobby hobby bobbies hobby lantern hobby lanterns hobby table hobby desk hobby tables hobby desks hobby knife hobby knives hobby horsing hobby horsed hobby farm

词源

Shortened from hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, hobyn, hobin (“small horse, pony”), from Old French hobi, *haubi, haubby, hobin ("a nag, hobby"; > Modern French aubin, Italian ubino), of Germanic origin: from Old French hober, ober (“to stir, move”), from Old Dutch hobben (“to toss, move up and down”); or from North Germanic origin related to Danish hoppe (“a mare”), Old Swedish hoppa (“a young mare”), North Frisian hoppe (“horse”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend; a bend, joint”). More at hop, hobble. The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of Robert or Robin (compare dobbin).

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