Despite being an amateur, she has a natural talent for painting.
尽管她是个业余爱好者，但她在绘画方面有天赋。
Select the word that is closest in meaning to “amateur”.
B — novice. “amateur” means n. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis
He was a skilled ______ who painted only for fun, never for money.
B — amateur. “amateur” means n. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis
amateur — n. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis. In Chinese: 业余爱好者.
amateur is pronounced /ˈæmətər/. It breaks into 3 syllables: am · a · teur.
Despite being an amateur, she has a natural talent for painting. (尽管她是个业余爱好者，但她在绘画方面有天赋。)
novice, beginner, nonprofessional, hobbyist — all close in meaning to amateur (n. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis).
Yes. amateur appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
am(love)+a(towards)+teur→ a person who loves doing something