A maven is someone who knows a great deal about one subject — food, gadgets, fashion, wine — and is happy to tell you so. It is warmer and more informal than expert, and a little less official than specialist.

A maven是maven(達人、行家) is someone who knows a great deal about one subject指對某個主題懂很多的人 food, gadgets, fashion, wine像食物、3C產品、時尚、酒 and is happy to tell you so而且很樂意告訴你這件事 It is warmer and more informal than expert它比expert(專家)更溫暖、更口語 and a little less official than specialist也比specialist(專科人士)少一點正式感

In American English it can sound almost fond: a language maven, a style maven. It is not the usual word in British school English; students will meet it more in US magazines and ads.

In American English在美式英文裡 it can sound almost fond它聽起來幾乎帶點喜愛的感覺 a language maven像language maven(語言達人) a style maven或style maven(時尚達人) It is not the usual word in British school English它不是英式學校英文裡常見的字 students will meet it more in US magazines and ads學生比較會在美國雜誌和廣告裡碰到它

It came into English from Yiddish, from a Hebrew word meaning “a person who understands”. Though actually, many English speakers first met it in the 1960s from a US advertisement for herring, which used a character called a “maven” — so a rather old, serious word arrived in popular English wearing a joke.

It came into English from Yiddish它是從意第緒語進入英文的 from a Hebrew word meaning “a person who understands”源自一個意思是「懂事的人」的希伯來字 Though actually不過其實 many English speakers first met it in the 1960s很多英語使用者最早是在1960年代碰到這個字 from a US advertisement for herring透過一則美國鯡魚廣告 which used a character called a “maven”那則廣告用了一個叫做「maven」的角色 so a rather old, serious word arrived in popular English wearing a joke於是一個相當古老、嚴肅的字就這樣帶著玩笑意味進入了流行英文

Calling someone a maven is usually a compliment. Said with a sharp smile, it can lean toward “know-it-all”, but the main use is respectful.

Calling someone a maven稱某人是maven is usually a compliment通常是一種稱讚 Said with a sharp smile帶著銳利的笑容說出來的時候 it can lean toward “know-it-all”它可能會偏向「萬事通」的意思 but the main use is respectful但主要的用法還是帶著敬意的