【每日一词】 neophyte - n. 新信徒，新入教者；初学者，新手；新受圣职的司铎
neophyet
Definition
1: a new convert : PROSELYTE
2: NOVICE sense 1
3: TYRO, BEGINNER
//a neophyte when it comes to computers
//neophytes fresh from graduate schools of business
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms - abecedarian, apprentice, babe, beginner, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin
Antonyms - old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran
Examples
//neophytes are assigned an experienced church member to guide them through their first year
//...the self-proclaimed political neophyte Ross Perot.
...一个自命为政治新手的叫罗斯·佩罗的人。
//The political neophyte was a bumbling candidate who ran a terrible campaign.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
//The actor had spent the previous 24 hours celebrating her daughter Suri Cruise’s 18th birthday, an event that prompted the internet to swiftly dub the Hollywood neophyte an ‘It’ girl on the rise.
//—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
But in their early years these prodigious neophytes tended to devote themselves single-mindedly to their ensembles.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
