fledgling
noun /ˈfledʒlɪŋ/
/ˈfledʒlɪŋ/
(British English also fledgeling)
- a young bird that has just learnt to fly
（刚会飞的）幼鸟 - (usually before another noun
通常置于另一名词前 初出茅庐的人；无经验的组织；新体系 - fledgling democracies
新兴的民主国家
- fledgling democracies
词源mid 19th cent.: from the obsolete adjective fledge ‘ready to fly’, from Old English, of Germanic origin; on the pattern of nestling.