One way to picture it: someone burning with one idea, so completely taken over by it that nothing else gets in.
From the word’s history
Latin fanaticus originally described someone 'of a temple, divinely inspired, frenzied' — from fanum, 'temple'. The picture is a person seized by something inside a holy place, not in control of themselves.
拉丁文 fanaticus 原本是「屬於神廟的、受神靈附身而癲狂的」，來自 fanum（神廟）。原始畫面是廟裡被神附身、行為失控的人——所以這個字從一開始講的就不是「很喜歡」，而是「被某種東西整個佔住、自己收不回來」。這也解釋了為什麼它到今天都還帶著一點失控的味道。
Wiktionary, 'fanatic' (etymology: Latin fānāticus, from fānum 'temple'; first attested 1525)
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原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
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fanaticadj/fəˈnæt.ɪk/
- 1
Fanatical.
- But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast / To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
- 2
obsoleteShowing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
fanaticnoun/fəˈnæt.ɪk/
- 1
A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause.
- The reclusive tycoon calling himself the Illusive Man is a human nationalist focused on advancing human interests, whatever the cost to non-humans. The Citadel Council regards him as a fanatic posing a serious threat to galactic security.
- A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. —Winston Churchill (attributed)
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