apprenticeship

/əˈprentɪʃɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈprentɪʃɪp/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈpren-tə(sh)-ˌship ə-ˈpren-təs-ˌship/ (ame, mw)

apprenticeship — 名詞

1. the months or years during which a young person learns a skilled trade by workin

1.名詞B2
釋義

學徒期

跟著老師傅學技術的訓練期間

the months or years during which a young person learns a skilled trade by working with an experienced worker, usually for low pay and on a fixed contract.

例句

Eitan served a four-year apprenticeship with a master carpenter in Vienna.

Eitan 跟著維也納一位木工大師完成了四年的學徒期。

serve a [length] apprenticeship with [person]

Paloma completed her plumbing apprenticeship last spring and now runs her own small business.

Paloma 去年春天完成水電學徒訓練，現在自己經營一家小公司。

complete a [trade] apprenticeship

同義詞
  • traineeship

    broader — covers office and service jobs, not just skilled trades.

  • internship

    usually shorter and white-collar; often unpaid or for academic credit.

文法句型

apprenticeship in [trade]

serve an apprenticeship

complete an apprenticeship

用法筆記

Often used with 'serve' or 'complete' as the typical verb partner; the length (two-year, four-year) and the trade (plumbing, electrical, carpentry) commonly appear as modifiers.

常見錯誤

❌She made an apprenticeship at the hotel.
✅She did an apprenticeship at the hotel.
💡use 'do', 'serve', or 'complete', not 'make'.
❌He finished his apprentice last year.
✅He finished his apprenticeship last year.
💡'apprentice' is the person; 'apprenticeship' is the training period.

2. a paid trainee post offered by a company or workshop, in which the holder learns

2.名詞B2
釋義

學徒職缺

公司提供的有薪見習職缺

a paid trainee post offered by a company or workshop, in which the holder learns a craft from skilled staff while doing real work on the job.

例句

Ravi was offered an apprenticeship at the shipyard straight after his final school exams.

Ravi 高中畢業後就獲得造船廠的學徒職位。

be offered an apprenticeship at [company]

Priya turned down a place at Oxford to take up an apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce in Derby.

Priya 放棄牛津大學的名額，接下勞斯萊斯位於德比廠的學徒缺。

take up an apprenticeship with [employer]

同義詞
  • traineeship

    broader, used for non-trade roles like retail or admin.

  • internship

    shorter, typically unpaid or stipend-based, often student-focused.

文法句型

offer/get/take up an apprenticeship

an apprenticeship at [company]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the post itself (something you can be offered, apply for, or fund), whereas sense 1 names the span of time spent learning.

常見錯誤

❌He got a job of apprenticeship at the garage.
✅He got an apprenticeship at the garage.
💡'apprenticeship' already means the trainee post; no need for 'job of'.