CEFR B2

geek

Translation

オタク / マニア / 熱中している人

Meaning

An enthusiast with a deep, often obsessive interest in a specific technical or intellectual subject, such as computing, gaming, or science fiction.

Examples

She is a total computer geek who can fix any software issue in minutes.
She is a total computer geek who can fix any software issue in minutes.
The convention was packed with sci-fi geeks dressed in elaborate costumes.
The convention was packed with sci-fi geeks dressed in elaborate costumes.

Definition

An enthusiast with a deep, often obsessive interest in a specific technical or intellectual subject, such as computing, gaming, or science fiction.

意味: コンピューター、ゲーム、SFなど、特定の技術的または知的な分野に対して深く、しばしば熱狂的な関心を持つ人。

Examples / 例文

She is a total computer geek who can fix any software issue in minutes. — She is a total computer geek who can fix any software issue in minutes.

The convention was packed with sci-fi geeks dressed in elaborate costumes. — The convention was packed with sci-fi geeks dressed in elaborate costumes.

He is such a history geek that he spends his vacations visiting obscure battlefield sites. — He is such a history geek that he spends his vacations visiting obscure battlefield sites.

How to Use Geek

computer geek (collocation)

someone obsessed with computing — "He is a computer geek who spends all his free time coding."

geek out (phrasal verb)

to talk enthusiastically about a niche subject — "We spent hours geeking out over the new space telescope images."