neophyte

neophyte

英 ['niːə(ʊ)faɪt]
　　美 ['niəfaɪt]

n. 新信徒；新入教者；初學者

中文詞源：

neophyte 新皈依者，初學者

neo-,新，-phyte,生長，植物，詞源同be,physics.

例句：

1. He is a neophyte at politics.
他是個初涉政界的人。

2. The neophyte must not despair of mastering the rules and procedures.
初學的人不必在熟悉規則和程序中感到失望.

3. The neophyte began to stammer out a reply , but fell silent.
新門徒囁嚅瞭兩句, 然後沉默瞭.

4. Gaffer was no neophyte and had no fancies.
老頭兒不是新手,他不會胡思亂想.

5. A neophyte with a record of going along to get along could find it impossible.
一個唯唯諾諾的新人就更不可能瞭.