rookie

• n. 新手
• 新人

來自 recruit 俚語，-ie,表親昵或小不點。

rookie (n.)

"raw recruit," 1892 in that spelling, popularized by Kipling's "Barrack-Room Ballads," of uncertain origin, perhaps from recruit, influenced by rook (n.1) in its secondary sense, suggesting "easy to cheat." Barrère ["A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant," 1890] has "Rookey (army), a recruit; from the black coat some of them wear," so perhaps directly from rook (n.1). Came into general use in American English during the Spanish-American War.

The rapid growth of a word from a single seed transplanted in a congenial soil is one of the curiosities of literature. Take a single instance. A few weeks ago there was not one American soldier in a thousand who knew there was such a word as "rookey." To-day there are few soldiers and ex-soldiers who have not substituted it for "raw recruit." ["The Midland Monthly," December 1898]

1. I don't want to have another rookie to train.

我不想再訓練新兵了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. These rookie cops don't know anything yet.

這些新警察什麽都還不懂.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Williams, the rookie, is really out for the gold.

威廉斯這位新手可是金牌的有力競爭者.

來自電影對白

4. A rookie n . policeman or trained teacher makes less than half that.

對於剛上任的警察或教師來說,月收入海不到100美元.

來自互聯網

5. Verdict: He will make team and play very little as a rookie.

判決: 他將會加入球隊,作為新秀他不會有太多的上場機會.

來自互聯網