| 单词 | beginner |
| 释义 | beginner (once / 1808 pages) n A beginner is someone who's brand new at something. In swimming lessons, a beginner practices putting her face in the water and blowing bubbles. If you're a beginner, you're a novice or an amateur — in other words, you're still learning. When you're learning to drive, you're a beginner and probably need the help of an instructor while you drive carefully around your neighborhood. A beginner at speaking French might be able to say a few phrases and know some basic vocabulary words. The earliest meaning of beginner, from the 14th century, was "founder," or "person who establishes an institution." WORD FAMILYbeginner: beginners+/begin: began, begining, beginner, beginning, begins, begun/beginning: beginnings USAGE EXAMPLESThe Boston Globe called “Beginners” “the passive work of a man nervous to touch the third rail of his parents’ discontent.” The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Writer-director Mike Mills follows up his portrait of his father in “Beginners” with a look at this mother in “20th Century Women.” Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Several hundred U.S. ski resorts are participating in Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month in January with discounted deals for beginners. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1n someone new to a field or activity Syn|Hypo|Hyper initiate, novice, tiro, tyro abecedarian a novice learning the rudiments of some subject apprentice, learner, prenticeworks for an expert to learn a trade cub, greenhorn, rookiean awkward and inexperienced youth landlubber, landsman, lubberan inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starterany new participant in some activity tenderfootan inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) traineesomeone who is being trained cadet, plebea military trainee (as at a military academy) printer's devilan apprentice in a printing establishment enlistee, recruitany new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) unskilled person a person who lacks technical training 2n a person who founds or establishes some institution Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper father, founder, founding father Sir Walter Raleigh English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) Cecil John RhodesBritish colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) cofounder one of a group of founders coloniser, colonizersomeone who helps to found a colony foundressa woman founder conceiver, mastermind, originator someone who creates new things |
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