A connoisseur is someone who knows a great deal about a kind of art, food, drink, or music, and who can tell a fine thing from an ordinary one. It is not only book knowledge: they have trained their eye, ear, or tongue, and they care about small differences other people miss.

A connoisseur is someone who knows a great deal about a kind of art, food, drink, or musicconnoisseur是對某一種藝術、食物、飲料，或音樂了解得非常透徹的人 and who can tell a fine thing from an ordinary one能夠分辨出精緻的東西和普通的東西。It is not only book knowledge這不只是書本上的知識 they have trained their eye, ear, or tongue他們訓練過自己的眼睛、耳朵，或舌頭 and they care about small differences other people miss也在意別人會忽略的小差異。

You hear it most with wine, coffee, cheese, painting, and classical music.

You hear it most with wine, coffee, cheese, painting, and classical music你最常在講到葡萄酒、咖啡、起司、繪畫，還有古典音樂的時候聽到這個詞。

The word feels a little high and fancy. Friends often say it with a smile — “listen to the tea connoisseur” — as if the person were showing off. You rarely call yourself one unless you are joking; other people give you that name.

The word feels a little high and fancy這個詞聽起來有點高級、有點花俏。Friends often say it with a smile — 'listen to the tea connoisseur'朋友之間常常帶著笑意這樣說——「聽聽這位茶connoisseur」 as if the person were showing off好像那個人在炫耀一樣。You rarely call yourself one unless you are joking你很少會自稱是connoisseur，除非在開玩笑 other people give you that name那個稱號通常是別人給你的。

Though actually, shops and magazines now stretch it a long way, for almost anyone who likes a thing a lot, expert or not. In careful use, liking is not enough. A fan is loud and eager; a connoisseur is picky and informed.

Though actually, shops and magazines now stretch it a long way不過其實，現在店家和雜誌把這個詞延伸得很遠 for almost anyone who likes a thing a lot, expert or not用在幾乎任何非常喜歡某樣東西的人身上，不管是不是真的內行。In careful use, liking is not enough嚴謹的用法裡，光是喜歡是不夠的。A fan is loud and eager一個粉絲是大聲又熱情的 a connoisseur is picky and informed一個connoisseur則是挑剔又懂行的。