apprentice
/əˈprentɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈprentɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈpren-təs/ (ame, mw) · /əˈpren.tɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈpren.t̬ɪs/ (ame, ipa)
apprentice — 名詞
- apprenticesingular
- apprenticesplural
1. a young worker who has signed on with a skilled tradesperson, craft maker, or ch
學徒
在師傅手下邊做邊學手藝的年輕工人
a young worker who has signed on with a skilled tradesperson, craft maker, or chef for a set number of years, doing simple jobs in exchange for hands-on training and usually a small wage.
Pim spent three years as a carpenter's apprentice in his uncle's workshop in Bangkok.
Pim 在曼谷叔叔的工作坊裡當了三年的木工學徒。
apprentice + to/at + [trade]: spell out the trade and the master
The bakery on Olive Street takes on two apprentices each spring.
Olive 街上的那家麵包店每年春天會招收兩名學徒。
verb 'take on' is the typical hiring verb for apprentices
As a young apprentice, Renata swept the floor and mixed paints all day.
Renata 年輕時當學徒，整天掃地、調顏料。
Liam earns 600 euros a month as an apprentice electrician in Dublin.
Liam 在都柏林當電工學徒，每個月領六百歐元。
Most of the country's plumbers begin their careers as apprentices at sixteen.
這個國家大多數的水電工，都是從十六歲開始以學徒的身分入行的。
- master
the skilled person teaching the apprentice
- journeyman
fully qualified worker, one step above apprentice in old guild systems
文法句型
apprentice to [skilled person]
apprentice at [trade/place]
用法筆記
Frequently appears as a compound modifier on the trade itself ('apprentice chef', 'apprentice mechanic'). The preposition is 'to' for the master and 'at' for the workplace or trade.
常見錯誤
apprentice — 動詞
- apprenticepresent simple I / you / we / they
- apprentices3rd person singular
- apprenticing-ing form
- apprenticedpast simple
1. to formally place a young person under a master craftsman so they can learn that
送去當學徒
由家長或機構把年輕人安排到師傅手下學藝
to formally place a young person under a master craftsman so they can learn that trade through years of supervised work — typically said of a parent or guardian who arranges the placement.
At twelve, Eli was apprenticed to a clockmaker in the old quarter of Prague.
Eli 十二歲那年被送到布拉格舊城區一位鐘錶師傅那裡當學徒。
passive 'be apprenticed to' is the most natural form in modern English
Karim's father apprenticed him to a master tailor for a fee of two gold coins.
Karim 的父親付了兩枚金幣，把他送到一位裁縫師傅那裡當學徒。
active: subject is the parent/guardian arranging the placement
Many poor families in Victorian London apprenticed their sons to chimney sweeps.
維多利亞時期的倫敦，許多貧苦家庭把兒子送去給掃煙囪的師傅當學徒。
The orphanage apprenticed Xiu to a silk weaver when she turned thirteen.
Xiu 十三歲時，孤兒院把她送到一位織絲師傅那裡學藝。
文法句型
apprentice [someone] to [skilled person]
be apprenticed to [skilled person]
用法筆記
Almost always used in past or passive forms in modern English; the active subject is the parent, guardian, or institution placing the child, NOT the child being placed. Distinguish from sense 2 (the child working as an apprentice).
常見錯誤
2. to spend a period working as an apprentice — that is, to learn a trade or craft
當學徒
親自在師傅身邊長期學一門手藝
to spend a period working as an apprentice — that is, to learn a trade or craft by working alongside someone who already does it well, usually for low pay and over several years.
Megan apprenticed with a violin maker in Cremona for four winters.
Megan 跟著克雷莫納的一位製琴師當了四個冬天的學徒。
apprentice + with + [person]: the master is named after 'with'
After leaving school, Nila apprenticed as a goldsmith in her grandmother's shop.
Nila 離開學校後，就在祖母的店裡拜師當金匠學徒。
apprentice + as + [trade]: name the craft directly
Soraya apprenticed under a Michelin-starred chef for two long, exhausting years.
Soraya 在一位米其林星級主廚門下當了兩年又苦又累的學徒。
Christopher apprenticed in carpentry from age fifteen, sleeping above the workshop.
Christopher 從十五歲就開始當木工學徒，睡在工作坊樓上。
文法句型
apprentice + with/under [skilled person]
apprentice + as + [trade]
用法筆記
Subject is the learner themselves (contrast sense 1, where the subject is a parent or institution placing the learner). Common prepositions: 'with' or 'under' for the master, 'as' for the trade, 'in' for the field.