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The difference between keen and keen.

"Enthusiasm" means being interested in or fond of something, emphasizing a positive attitude; "Enthusiasm" refers to the desire or strong desire to do something or achieve a certain goal, emphasizing a subjective and active attitude. In a specific context, you can choose to use one of them according to the situation described and the speaker's intention.

You can look at the table below to find out what you are keen on and keen on:

The difference between enthusiasm and enthusiasm: 1. Difference: interest vs. desire-"keen" refers to being interested in or like something, emphasizing a positive attitude.

-"Enthusiasm" means a desire or strong desire to do something or achieve a certain goal, emphasizing a subjective and proactive attitude.

She is keen on learning about different cultures. She is interested in learning about different cultures. )

("Enthusiasm" means being interested in cultural understanding, emphasizing interest and love. )

He is eager to pursue a career in acting. )

("Enthusiasm" refers to the desire to engage in performing arts, emphasizing personal desires and goals. )

2. difference: verb followed by noun vs. verb followed by infinitive-"keen" usually follows noun or gerund, indicating that you like or are interested in something

"Enthusiasm" is followed by infinitive, indicating that you want or are eager to do something.

They are keen on sports. They like sports. )

("Enthusiasm" followed by the noun "sports" indicates interest in sports. )

She is eager to travel around the world. She is eager to travel around the world. )

("Enthusiasm" followed by the infinitive "travel" means wanting to travel around the world. )

3. difference: describe interest vs. express desire-"keen" is used to describe people's interest and preference for something.

-"Enthusiasm" is used to express people's desire and desire to do something or achieve a certain goal.

They are keen on art and painting. They are very interested in art and painting. )

("Enthusiastic" describes their interests and hobbies in art and painting. )

He is eager to start his own business. )

("Enthusiasm" indicates his desire and desire to start a career. )

4. difference: emphasize interest vs. emphasize goal-"enthusiasm" emphasizes personal interest and love for something.

-"Enthusiasm" emphasizes the individual's desire and determination to achieve something or a goal.

She is keen on photography and has taken beautiful photos. She is very interested in photography and has taken many beautiful photos. )

("Enthusiasm" emphasizes her interest and love for photography. )

He is eager to improve his language skills for career development. )

Enthusiasm emphasizes that he wants to improve his language skills to achieve his career goals. )