tyro
tyro — noun
- tyrosingular
- tyrosplural
1. anyone who has recently begun learning or doing something and still has very lim
anyone who has recently begun learning or doing something and still has very limited knowledge or ability
Bao joined the chess club a tyro, unable to tell a rook from a bishop.
collocation: complete tyro for emphasis
The cooking class was for tyros like Renata, who had never boiled an egg before.
plural form: tyros
Even a tyro can edit video with the right tutorial, Henry told the newcomers.
Nadia felt like a tyro on her first day at the coding boot camp.
The guide explained basic knots slowly, knowing most of the hikers were tyros at camping.
- beginner
more common and neutral; suits everyday conversation
- novice
slightly more formal; often used for a new member of a religious order or a learner in a skilled trade
- rookie
informal; common in sports and workplace contexts (a rookie police officer)
- neophyte
very formal; often describes a new convert to a religion or a new member of an organisation
用法筆記
More formal and less common than beginner or novice. Often used in literary or journalistic writing. The plural is tyros (not tyroes).