Knows the good one from the merely fine, and can tell you why.
what it means
A connoisseur knows the difference between good and very good — and that second gap is the hard one. Anyone can tell a fine meal from a bad one. It takes years to taste two fine meals and say which is better, and why. The drawing gets the joke exactly right: a man in a bow tie holds a treasure map in one hand and a plain sandwich in the other, and he is studying the sandwich the same way. That is the word. A connoisseur treats a small thing as though it deserved a map. The French root simply means one who knows — and knowing, here, means having tasted enough to compare.
Un connoisseur distingue lo bueno de lo muy bueno, y esa segunda diferencia es la difícil. En el dibujo, un hombre de pajarita sostiene un mapa del tesoro y un sándwich, y estudia el sándwich con la misma seriedad. Trata algo pequeño como si mereciera un mapa.
Um connoisseur distingue o bom do ótimo, e é essa segunda diferença que custa anos. No desenho, um homem de gravata-borboleta segura um mapa do tesouro e um sanduíche — e examina o sanduíche com a mesma atenção. Trata o pequeno como se merecesse um mapa.
Le mot est français : connaisseur, celui qui sait. Mais il s'agit toujours d'un écart précis — entre le bon et le très bon. Sur le dessin, un homme en nœud papillon tient une carte au trésor et un sandwich, et il étudie le sandwich avec le même sérieux.
Seorang connoisseur tahu bedanya bagus dan sangat bagus — dan jarak kedua itulah yang sulit. Di gambar, pria berdasi kupu-kupu memegang peta harta karun dan roti lapis, lalu menelaah roti itu dengan keseriusan yang sama. Ia memperlakukan hal kecil seolah pantas dipetakan.
Connoisseur, iyiyle çok iyiyi ayırabilen kişidir; asıl zor olan bu ikinci farktır. Resimde papyonlu bir adam bir elinde hazine haritası, diğerinde sade bir sandviç tutuyor ve sandviçi aynı ciddiyetle inceliyor. Küçük bir şeye harita değermiş gibi davranıyor.
connoisseur とは、「良い」と「とても良い」を見分けられる人のことです。難しいのは後者の差のほうです。絵の中の蝶ネクタイの男は、片手に宝の地図、もう片手にただのサンドイッチを持ち、同じ真剣さで吟味しています。小さなものを地図に値するものとして扱う人です。
noun
someone whose long practice lets them judge fine differences
“She is a connoisseur of tea and can name the hill it grew on.”
noun
someone who takes an ordinary thing very seriously
“He calls himself a connoisseur of station sandwiches.”
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