tyro
tyro — 名詞
- tyrosingular
- tyrosplural
1. anyone who has recently begun learning or doing something and still has very lim
新手
剛開始學習或做事而缺乏經驗的人
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.
Bao 以新手身份加入西洋棋社，連城堡和主教都分不清楚。
collocation: complete tyro for emphasis
The cooking class was for tyros like Renata, who had never boiled an egg before.
這堂烹飪課是為像 Renata 這樣的初學者開的，她從沒煮過一顆蛋。
plural form: tyros
Even a tyro can edit video with the right tutorial, Henry told the newcomers.
只要有對的教學影片，新手也能剪輯影片，Henry 告訴同學們。
Nadia felt like a tyro on her first day at the coding boot camp.
Nadia 在程式設計訓練營的第一天覺得自己像個生手。
The guide explained basic knots slowly, knowing most of the hikers were tyros at camping.
嚮導慢慢地解釋基本繩結，因為他知道大多數的健行者都是露營新手。
- 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).