dilettante
/ˌdɪlɪˈtæntɪ/noun
(pl. dilettanti /-tɪ/ 或dilettantes)
1- a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge（并不真心投入或有真正学识的）爱好者, 半吊子, 浅薄的涉猎者：
as modifier a dilettante approach.一种半吊子的做法。
1.1
- archaic a person with an amateur interest in the arts〈古〉业余艺术爱好者。
派生词
dilettantish
adjectivedilettantism
noun词源
mid 18th cent.: from Italian, 'person loving the arts', from dilettare 'to delight', from Latin delectare.