novice

名词 novice:

1. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
   同义词：novitiate
2. someone new to a field or activity
   同义词：beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate

1. He is a novice at swimming.
   他是一个游泳新手。
2. The period of being a novice.
   见习期做新手的时期
3. A novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting.
   生手，新手新手或初学者，尤指报纸报导中的新手
4. She's a complete novice as a reporter.
   她初任记者，完全是个生手。

nov.ice

n.（名词）
A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
生手：刚进入某一领域或活动的人；新手
A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows.Also called In this sense, also called novitiate
新信徒：一个已加入某种宗教但还没有最后宣誓的人也作 在此意义上也可称作 novitiate

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin novocius
源自 中世纪拉丁语 novocius
from Latin [recently entered into a condition]
源自 拉丁语 [最近进入某一状态]
from Latin novus [new] * see newo-
源自 拉丁语 novus [新的] *参见 newo-