novitiate

名词 novitiate:

1. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
   同义词：noviciate
2. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
   同义词：novice

novitiate 也作 no.vi.ci.ate

n.（名词）
The period of being a novice.
见习期：做新手的时期
A place where novices live.
修道院：修女或修士住的地方
See novice
参见 novice

来源：
Medieval Latin novoci3tus
中世纪拉丁语 novoci3tus
from novocius [novice] * see novice
源自 novocius [见习修道士] *参见 novice