neophyte: [16] Neophyte is one of an evergrowing family of English words containing the prefix neo-, which comes from Greek néos ‘new’ (a relative of English new). Most of them are English formations (neoclassical [19], Neolithic [19], neologism [18], neonatal [20], neoplatonism [19], etc), but neophyte goes back to a Greek compound, neóphutos, which meant literally ‘newly planted’. Also derived from Greek néos is the name of the gas neon [19], so called in 1898 because it was ‘newly’ discovered. => neon, new
neophyte (n.)
"new convert," 1550s, from Church Latin neophytus, from Greek neophytos "a new convert," noun use of adjective meaning "newly initiated, newly converted," literally "newly planted," from neos "new" (see new) + phytos "grown; planted," verbal adjective of phyein "cause to grow, beget, plant" (see physic). Church sense is from I Tim. iii:6. Rare before 19c. General sense of "one who is new to any subject" is first recorded 1590s.
双语例句
1. He is a neophyte at politics.
他是个初涉政界的人。
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2. The neophyte must not despair of mastering the rules and procedures.
初学的人不必在熟悉规则和程序中感到失望.
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3. The neophyte began to stammer out a reply , but fell silent.
新门徒嗫嚅了两句, 然后沉默了.
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4. Gaffer was no neophyte and had no fancies.
老头儿不是新手,他不会胡思乱想.
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5. A neophyte with a record of going along to get along could find it impossible.
