Perhaps it's because even Webster's Dictionary defines a hobby as "a pursuit outside one's regular occupation" (Merriam-Webster Online).

可能是因为，即使在韦氏词典上，对业余爱好的定义也是“在正规工作之外的追求”。

youdao

The Merriam Webster Unabridged Dictionary is the only source that I found that points further back than Latin in its etymology.

在我所能找到的资料里，只有《未删节版韦氏词典》能指出该单词在拉丁语之前的词源。

youdao

Perhaps it's becauseeven Webster's Dictionary defines a hobby as "a pursuit outside one'sregular occupation" (Merriam-Webster Online).

可能是因为，即使在韦氏词典上，对业余爱好的定义也是“在正规工作之外的追求”。

youdao

The bell may have tolled for the term when it was added to the Merriam Webster dictionary in 2006, or maybe two years later when Mitt Romney uttered the word on the campaign trail.

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