beginner
noun[C]
uk/bɪˈɡɪn.ər/us/bɪˈɡɪn.ɚ/A2
apersonwho isstartingto do something orlearnsomething for the firsttime:
生手,初学者Thisjudoclassis for beginners only.这门柔道课程是专为初学者开设的。
a new person
- newcomerI was treated like a newcomer, even though I’d lived on the square for years.
- newbieNewbies tend to get given all the boring jobs around here.
- noobOlder players helped the noobs navigate the video game.
- beginnerShe only took up knitting a month ago, but she's quite good for a beginner.
- noviceWhen it comes to driving, I’m still a novice.
- rookieUSThe team signed a rookie from the University of Alabama to its starting line.
- I wouldprefernot toleavethisjobtoJohnwhile he's still a beginner.
- Theirgrammarguideis toodifficultfor a beginner but notdetailedenough for anadvancedstudent.
- Hisbookis called 'Chess for Beginners'.
- Herpianoteacheronlyteachesbeginners, notpeopleof Grade 3 and above.
- Don'tworryif you're a beginner - thekithassimplestep-by-stepinstructionstohelpyoucompleteyourfirstcross-stitchdesign.
Inexperienced people and lack of experience
- apprentice
- blind
- dilettante
- freshman
- functional illiterate
- greenhorn
- lightweight
- muggle
- naïf
- neophyte
- newcomer
- nonspecialist
- not know the meaning of the wordidiom
- novice
- probationer
- rookie
- the blind leading the blindidiom
- upstart
- virgin
- virginity