dabbler是什么意思？

dabbler

英['dæblə] 美[ˈdæblɚ]

• n. 戏水者，业余家，半吊子；

例句

• He's not a dedicated musician, just a dabbler. 他并不是专门的音乐家, 只不过是个业馀爱好者.
• He's not a dedicated musician but a dabbler. 他并不是专门的音乐家，只不过是个业余家。
• The dabbler in knowledge chatters away ; the wise man stays silent. 一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
  2. any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling