单词 | novice |
释义 | nov·ice 1. a. b. 2. < a novice in cooking who had never prepared a meal > < a novice who was teaching his first class > < a novice at bridge > 3. Synonyms: < superiors instructing novices > < her book shows the uneven hand of a novice at writing — Rose Feld > < to show the Communist novitiate as a human being with idealistic impulses — Daniel Bell > apprentice may apply to a beginner placed, sometimes formally, under a master or supervisor for training or instruction < while still an apprentice, he had made his first attempt at engraving — R.C.Smith > < the breathless, the fructifying adoration of a young apprentice in the atelier of some great master of the Renaissance — Van Wyck Brooks > probationer indicates a beginner on trial in which he must demonstrate aptitude < the probationer is not allowed to take part in assemblies or to sit as a judge — Current Biography > postulant designates a candidate on probation, especially for admission to a religious order < a master in the field of diplomacy but a postulant in democratic politics — M.W.Straight > neophyte is applicable to one, often eager and unsophisticated, newly connected with or entered into a group, society, faith, or pursuit < the old philosopher of Monticello was more than pleased with this ardent neophyte, who offered to purchase books for him in Europe — Van Wyck Brooks > < in many states it is almost impossible to differentiate between the neophyte and the confirmed criminal — C.R.Cooper > |
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