想说的好多话,都被您说了。再顺便展开一下哈。
1. 老外认为,兴趣(interest)是学习的内在驱动力,与hobby稍有不同,与killtime差别更大。
比如merriam-webster learner's dictionary关于interest的解释:
INTEREST: a quality that attracts your attention and makes you want to learn more about something or to be involved in something.
EXAMPLE: He expressed an interest in learning more about photography.
似乎同义词hobby还有些许不同,强调本职工作外的业余偏好,当然也有愉悦感伴随。
HOBBY: an activity that a person does for pleasure when not working.
EXAMPLE: He has many hobbies, including photography and gardening.
至于killtime,就完全是消磨时间了,只要打发无聊即可。