apprentice

C1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #9780 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 学徒, 生手 vt. 使做学徒

发音

其它 /əˈpɹɛntɪs/

词形变化

apprentices 复数 apprentices apprenticed apprentices 三单 apprenticing apprenticing 现在分词 apprenticed 过去式 apprenticed 过去分词

别名

app. apprentise a.

教材释义与例句

名词

学徒；生手

动词

使…当学徒

动词

当学徒

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

    学徒

  2. 2.

    One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.

    徒弟

    学徒

    历史
  3. 3.

    One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.

    过时
v. C1
  1. 1.

    To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

    及物

    His father had apprenticed him to a silk merchant.

    He was apprenticed to a local employer.

  2. 2.

    To be an apprentice to.

    当学徒

    及物

    Joe apprenticed three different photographers before setting up his own studio.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

learner prentice

上位词 5

initiate beginner novice tiro tyro

下位词 1

printer's devil
动词

上位词 2

train prepare

相关短语

seaman apprentice (美国)海岸警卫队三等兵 seamen apprentice Entered Apprentice sorcerer's apprentice

词源

From Middle English apprentice, apprentesse, apprentyse, apprentis, from Old French aprentis, plural of aprentif, from Old French aprendre (verb), Late Latin apprendō, from Classical Latin apprehendō. Compare typologically Latin discipulus (akin to capiō); Russian схва́тывать на лету́ (sxvátyvatʹ na letú), and for another aspect быть на подхва́те (bytʹ na podxváte) (both akin to хвата́ть (xvatátʹ).

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