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"greenhorn" in Chinese (Traditional)

新手初學者

Definition

“Greenhorn” 指的是一個對某事(特別是工作或活動)缺乏經驗的新手。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"Greenhorn" 屬於非正式用語,常見於美式英語,有時帶有開玩笑或調侃意味。常指剛開始做某件事、沒經驗的人。類似詞有“rookie”(多用於體育或警察),“newbie”(很口語,網路用語)。極少用於年長者。

Examples

He is a greenhorn at this company.

他在這家公司是個**新手**。

The greenhorn made a mistake on his first day.

這個**新手**第一天就犯了錯。

Don’t worry, every greenhorn learns with time.

別擔心,每個**新手**都會慢慢學會的。

Back then, I was a total greenhorn and had no idea what I was doing.

那時候,我完全是個**新手**,一點頭緒都沒有。

You can spot a greenhorn by the way they ask a lot of questions.

你可以從一個人總是問很多問題看出他是個**新手**。

Don’t tease the greenhorn too much—everyone starts somewhere!

別太取笑這個**新手**——每個人都是從零開始的!