greenhorn

FREQ #36753

n. 生手, 无经验的人, 不懂世故的人

发音

UK /ˈɡɹiːnˌhɔːɹn/
其它
CA /ˈɡɹinˌhoɹn/
US /ˈɡɹinˌhoɹn/
SCOT /ˈɡɹinˌhoɹn/
AU /ˈɡɹiːnˌhoːɹn/
NZ /ˈɡɹiːnˌhoːɹn/
IN /ˈɡɾiːnˌhoːɾn/

词形变化

greenhorns 复数 greenhorns

别名

greenho'n green-horn

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.

    新手

    生手

    初学者

    菜鸟

    美国
  2. 2.

    A Portuguese person.

    冒犯

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

rookie cub

上位词 5

initiate beginner novice tiro tyro

词源

Inherited from Middle English grene horn, which is attested for “horn of a recently killed animal” and as the name of a horse. It may also have been used of young horned animals. In all cases “green” refers to the idea of “fresh, young, recent”, taken from plants and used in Middle English for all kinds of things irrespective of their colour, e.g. wounds, leather, fish, cheese (see green cheese). Figurative use for people dates from the 17th century. Compare semantically German Grünschnabel (literally “green-beak”). By surface analysis, green + horn.

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