novice
noun /ˈnɒvɪs/
/ˈnɑːvɪs/
- a person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation
新手;初学者 - I'm a complete novice at skiing.
滑雪我完全是个新手。 - computer software for novices/the novice user
给初学者设计的电脑软件
- The on-screen manual shows the novice user the basics of the program.
屏幕上的使用指南给初用者演示了这个程序的基本用法。 - a novice in politics
政界新人 - Some ski resorts are ideal for novices.
有些滑雪场十分适合初学者。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- young
- …
- user
- pilot
- sailor
- …
- novice at
- novice in
- I'm a complete novice at skiing.
- a person who has joined a religious group and is preparing to become a monk or a nun
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词源Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin novicius, from novus ‘new’.