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Apprentice French Form ə'Prentis N.学徒 英 学徒(Person Agreed

单词 apprentice
音标 [ə'prentis]
解释 n.学徒
红宝书 【英】 学徒(person who has agreed to work for a skilled employer for a fixed period in return for being taught his trade)
【例】 an apprentice plumber
字源 apprentice (n.)
c.1300, from Old French aprentiz "someone learning" (13c., Modern French apprenti, taking the older form as a plural), also as an adjective, "unskilled, inexperienced," from aprendre (Modern French apprendre) "to learn; to teach," contracted from Latin apprehendere (see apprehend). Shortened form prentice long was more usual in English.
apprentice (v.)
1630s, from apprentice (n.). Related: Apprenticed; apprenticing.
不择手段背单词 n. 学徒(经过合法协议必须为他人工作一定时间, 回报以得到商业, 艺术或生意上的指导) = novice = colt = neophyte = rookie = tenderfoot = tyro
【例】He'apos;s apprenticed to a craftsman 他去跟一名手艺人当学徒.
【记】app读: 我怕, rent租金. 我怕租金. 因为我是学徒, 手艺还没学会呢, 饭还吃不饱呢, 没钱交租金.
趣味全助记 【记】源自apprehend 理解;学徒就是要观察,理解;看成apartment + rent 公寓房租→当学生学徒时才租房,工作了就买房了,留学生都这样

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