geek
geek — 名詞
1. a person who enjoys studying technical or academic subjects and is seen by other
怪胎
聰明但不擅社交或不時髦的人
a person who enjoys studying technical or academic subjects and is seen by others as unfashionable or awkward in social situations
During lunch breaks at school, the other students often made fun of Minh for being a geek.
在校午餐休息時間，其他同學常嘲笑Minh是個怪胎。
passive construction: made fun of [someone] for being a geek
Getting top marks in every subject only made Mira feel more like a geek among her classmates.
每科都拿高分只讓Mira在同學間更像個怪胎。
comparative structure: feel more like a geek
Marco, who wore thick glasses and carried a calculator everywhere, was seen as the geek of the class.
Marco戴著厚厚的眼鏡，隨身帶著計算機，在班上被視為怪胎。
The teachers admired Jiwoo's intelligence, but some of her classmates treated her like a geek.
老師們很欣賞Jiwoo的聰明才智，但她的一些同學卻把她當怪胎看待。
Faisal tried to join a conversation about fashion but was dismissed as a geek by the other boys.
Faisal想加入關於時尚的對話，卻被其他男生當作怪胎打發掉。
- nerd
very similar but slightly more about intense academic focus than social awkwardness; 'geek' carries a stronger outsider connotation
- dork
more playful and less harsh; often used among friends rather than as a serious insult
- bookworm
only captures the love of reading, not the social awkwardness or technical interests
- popular kid
someone who is socially accepted and admired by peers
- social butterfly
someone who excels at social interactions and moves easily between groups
文法句型
[determiner] + geek
be + a + geek
call/treat/see + someone + as + a + geek
用法筆記
Can be offensive depending on tone and context. This sense is often used by others to label someone rather than as a self-identifier, though close friends may use it playfully.
常見錯誤
2. a person who has an extremely strong interest in a specific activity, topic, or
達人
對某領域極度熱衷且知識豐富的人
a person who has an extremely strong interest in a specific activity, topic, or field and spends a lot of time learning or practising it
Jenna is a total computer geek who spends her weekends building websites and fixing old laptops.
Jenna是個不折不扣的電腦達人，週末都在架網站和修舊筆電。
collocation: computer geek
Aylin, a self-described history geek, can name every British monarch in order without looking it up.
自稱歷史達人的Aylin，可以不用查資料就按順序說出每位英國君主。
compound noun: history geek
The company hired Soraya because they needed a data geek who could make sense of their sales numbers.
公司僱用了Soraya，因為他們需要一位能解讀銷售數字的數據達人。
Élise is such a film geek that she has watched every movie that won the Best Picture award since 1990.
Élise是個超級電影達人，1990年以來所有獲得最佳影片獎的電影她一部都沒錯過。
Diya's friends call her a language geek because she enjoys learning grammar rules in her spare time.
Diya的朋友都叫她語言達人，因為她連空閒時間都在學文法規則。
- enthusiast
more neutral and formal; does not carry the identity-label weight or informal tone of 'geek'
- buff
similar but leans toward leisure knowledge (film buff, wine buff) rather than technical or academic expertise
- expert
emphasises formal or professional-level knowledge more than personal passion or hobby
- novice
someone who is new to a field and lacks deep knowledge
- casual observer
someone with a light or passing interest rather than deep engagement
文法句型
[field noun] + geek
be + a + [field] + geek
用法筆記
Almost always combines with a preceding noun specifying the field (computer geek, film geek, history geek). This sense is generally positive or neutral and is commonly used as a self-identifier, unlike Sense 1.