rookie
noun /ˈrʊki/
/ˈrʊki/
(informal)- (especially North American English) a person who has just started a job or an activity and has very little experience
新手;生手 - The transition from rookie to fighter pilot starts with selection day.
从新手飞行员到战斗机驾驶员,这转变从选拔之日就开始了。
- The transition from rookie to fighter pilot starts with selection day.
- (North American English) a member of a sports team in his or her first full year of playing that sport
(第一年参加比赛的)新队员 - Derek Jeter was voted American League Rookie of the Year in 1996.
德里克•杰特1996年当选为美国棒球联盟新人王。 - a rookie quarterback
新手四分卫
- Derek Jeter was voted American League Rookie of the Year in 1996.
词源late 19th cent.: perhaps an alteration of recruit, influenced by rook ‘black bird’.