rookie
英 ['r?k?]
美['r?ki]
- n. 新手
- 新人
TEM8GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?rookies;
中文詞源
rookie 新手，新成員
來自 recruit 俚語，-ie,表親昵或小不點。
英文詞源
- 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]
雙語例句
- 1. I don't want to have another rookie to train.
- 我不想再訓(xùn)練新兵了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. These rookie cops don't know anything yet.
- 這些新警察什么都還不懂.
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.
- 對于剛上任的警察或教師來說,月收入海不到100美元.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 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(lián)網(wǎng)