Amateurish means not done or made with skill. It is almost always unkind, or at least disappointed: a crooked poster, a shaky film, a meal that looks thrown together.

Amateurish means not done or made with skill這個字的意思是做得不夠有技巧。It is almost always unkind, or at least disappointed幾乎都是不客氣的說法,至少也帶著失望: a crooked poster, a shaky film, a meal that looks thrown together像是一張歪掉的海報、一部晃來晃去的影片,或一頓看起來隨便亂弄的飯。

The interesting twist is the parent word amateur. An amateur may simply be someone who does a thing for love, not for pay — and that can be a proud, warm word. Amateurish does not keep that warmth.

The interesting twist is the parent word amateur有趣的轉折在它的字源amateur。An amateur may simply be someone who does a thing for love, not for pay一個amateur可能只是單純因為喜歡而做一件事,不是為了錢 —— and that can be a proud, warm word而這可以是一個帶著驕傲、溫暖的詞。Amateurish does not keep that warmth但amateurish並沒有保留那種溫暖。

It points at the quality of the work, not at whether you were paid, and it says the work still looks like a beginner’s. People use it of art, sport, writing, and anything made by hand.

It points at the quality of the work它指的是這件作品的品質, not at whether you were paid而不是你有沒有拿錢, and it says the work still looks like a beginner's而且是在說這件作品看起來還是像新手做的。People use it of art, sport, writing, and anything made by hand大家會用它來形容藝術、運動、寫作,還有任何手工做出來的東西。

It is ordinary English, a little sharp, not slang.

It is ordinary English, a little sharp, not slang這是普通的英文用字,語氣有點尖銳,但不是俚語。