beginner

/bɪˈɡɪnə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /bɪˈɡɪnər/ (ame, ipa) · /bi-ˈgi-nər bē-/ (ame, mw)

beginner — noun

1. someone who has only just started learning a skill or doing an activity and stil

1.名詞A2
釋義

someone who has only just started learning a skill or doing an activity and still needs the easiest lessons.

例句

Mika is still a beginner, so the coach keeps her in the shallow pool.

be a beginner

The ski school gives beginners bright orange vests on the first morning.

beginners in class context

同義詞
  • novice

    slightly more formal, often used in training or sport

  • learner

    broader; a learner may be a beginner or may already know quite a lot

  • newcomer

    focuses on recently joining a field or group, not only on low skill

反義詞
  • expert

    someone with a very high level of knowledge or skill

  • advanced learner

    someone who has already moved well beyond the first lessons

文法句型

a beginner at + activity

a beginner in + subject

for beginners

用法筆記

Common after at for activities, as in a beginner at skiing, and after in for school subjects or fields, as in a beginner in French. Also frequent in labels such as beginner class, beginner course, and for beginners.

常見錯誤

❌I am beginner at tennis.
✅I am a beginner at tennis.
💡beginner is a singular count noun, so it needs a or an.
❌This book is good to beginners.
✅This book is good for beginners.
💡use for beginners when something suits people at an early stage.