英 [ˈæmətərɪzəm; ˈæmətʃərɪzəm] 美 [ˈæmətərɪzəmˌˈæmətʃərɪzəm]
n. 业余性；非职业的作为；业余特点；业余主义
amateurism /ˈæmətjərɪzəm, -tʃʊəɪzəm/
不可数名词 Amateurism is the belief that people should take part in sports and other activities as a hobby, for pleasure, rather than as a job, for money. 业余主义; 认为人们应该把参与体育锻炼和其他活动作为兴趣爱好，而不是将其作为一种用以谋生的职业
He is a staunch supporter of amateurism in intercollegiate athletics.
他坚决支持把学院之间的体育活动业余化。
the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
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参考来源萨伊德知识分子论及其当代意义
业余性
amateur 业余的；外行的
amateurish 业余的；不熟练的；外行的
amateur 爱好者；业余爱好者；外行
New rules on amateurism allow payment for promotional work.
新的业余工作条例规定，做促销工作可获得报酬。
He is a staunch supporter of amateurism in intercollegiate athletics.
他坚决支持把学院之间的体育活动业余化。
In other words, Voltaire's amateurism in science "was a source of his contemporary appeal, demonstrating for the first time the accessibility of Newton's ideas to nonspecialists".
换句话说，伏尔泰在科学上的业余性“是他当时吸引力的一个来源，第一次证明了牛顿的思想对非专业人士的可接受性”。
British soccer once had forced amateurism as well, but abandoned it in 1895.
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The priority is not retaining an outdated definition of amateurism at the expense of these teenagers.
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Far from being the pursuit of the elite Knights, science thrives on amateurism.