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neophyte n.新手；新信徒 (1) 老头儿不是新手，他不会胡思乱想。(2) 尽管他们中很多是新手，但往往一注就下数千美元。 Neo- means new, and -phyte is from the Greek phuton "plant"––like a baby plant, a neophyte is someone who is new to an activity. A political neophyte is someone who has just been elected and comes to Washington D.C. not understanding how the game of politics is played. A Frisbee neophyte is someone who has just thrown the disc for the first time.

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英 ['niːəfaɪt] 美 ['niːəfaɪt] (1) Gaffer was no neophyte and had no fancies.(2) And even though many of them are neophyte gamblers, they often bet thousands of dollars on a single hand. Look at the little freshies, said the football team captain to his friends. "Little neophytes come to learn how the big boys play....Let's get 'em!" 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]初学者；新手；生手 A neophyte is someone who is new to a particular activity.   [FORMAL 正式]...the self-proclaimed political neophyte Ross Perot.自称政治新人的罗斯·佩罗

英语单词	neophyte
英美音标	英 ['niːəfaɪt] 美 ['niːəfaɪt]
中文释义	n.新手；新信徒
英语例句	(1) Gaffer was no neophyte and had no fancies. (2) And even though many of them are neophyte gamblers, they often bet thousands of dollars on a single hand.
中文例句	(1) 老头儿不是新手，他不会胡思乱想。 (2) 尽管他们中很多是新手，但往往一注就下数千美元。
vocabulary简明	Look at the little freshies, said the football team captain to his friends. "Little neophytes come to learn how the big boys play....Let's get 'em!"
vocabulary扩展	Neo- means new, and -phyte is from the Greek phuton "plant"––like a baby plant, a neophyte is someone who is new to an activity. A political neophyte is someone who has just been elected and comes to Washington D.C. not understanding how the game of politics is played. A Frisbee neophyte is someone who has just thrown the disc for the first time.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]初学者；新手；生手 A neophyte is someone who is new to a particular activity. [FORMAL 正式] ...the self-proclaimed political neophyte Ross Perot. 自称政治新人的罗斯·佩罗

Neophyte Activity Political 英 Niːəfaɪt] 美 Niːəfaɪt N.新手；新信徒 Gaffer