maven

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmeɪvn̩/    美 /ˈmeɪv(ə)n/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado. US
    — Connectors know people—lots of people. Mavens know about things. They know, or find out first, what is going on. Connectors, says [Malcolm] Gladwell, need mavens to tell them what to buzz about.

词形变化

mavens plural mavin alternative mayven alternative mayvin alternative

词源

From Yiddish מבֿין (meyvn, “connoisseur, expert, know-it-all”), from Hebrew מֵבִין (mevín, “one who understands, connoisseur, expert”), from הֵבִין (hevín, “to understand”). The word is said to have been popularized by its use in an advertising campaign for Vita Herring launched in the United States in 1964, which had a character called the “beloved [herring] maven” promoting the product.
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