first-year

/ˈfərst-ˌyir/ (ame, mw)

first-year — noun

1. someone who has just begun year one at a secondary school, college, or universit

1.名詞B1
釋義

someone who has just begun year one at a secondary school, college, or university.

例句

Kabir is a first-year at National Taiwan University, so everything still feels new.

pattern: a first-year at + institution

During orientation week, Elena made friends with three other first-years from her dorm.

同義詞
  • freshman

    common in American English; more regional and sometimes less neutral in tone

  • fresher

    mainly British; especially common in university life and welcome-week contexts

  • new student

    broader term that can include students who joined recently but are not in year one

反義詞

文法句型

a first-year

first-year at + institution

用法筆記

Common in education when the speaker wants a neutral label for a student in the first stage of a program. In British settings, "fresher" is also common, while North American speakers may also say "freshman".

常見錯誤

❌She is first-year at college.
✅She is a first-year at college.
💡As a countable noun, this sense needs an article or a plural form.
❌He is a first-year student in his first year.
✅He is a first-year student.
💡The phrase already includes the idea of being in year one, so the extra wording is repetitive.