greenhorn

英 ['griːnhɔːn] 美['grin,hɔrn]
  • n. 生手;不懂世故的人;易受骗的人

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英英释义


1. an awkward and inexperienced youth

实用场景例句


He is a greenhorn in this field.
他在这个领域还是个新手。

辞典例句

Ha ! Ha ! You're a proper greenhorn, aren't you!
哈哈, 你真是少见多怪!

子夜部分

That greenhorn is still wet behind the ears.
那个生手毫无经验.

辞典例句

Don't take advantage of the greenhorn.
不要占那新手的便宜吧.

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The greenhorn lack lacked the skills who he would need to live in rough country.
这些人普遍缺少能使他们生活在贫瘠、荒凉的乡村必须的技能.

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中文词源


greenhorn 新手

绿角,幼兽,比喻新手。

双语例句


1. About 100 years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west.
在100多年前的美国西部, greenhorn是个非常流行的表达.

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2. He is a greenhorn in this field.
他在这个领域还是个新手。

来自辞典例句

3. Ha ! Ha ! You're a proper greenhorn, aren't you!
哈哈, 你真是少见多怪!

来自子夜部分

4. That greenhorn is still wet behind the ears.
那个生手毫无经验.

来自辞典例句

5. There's nothing funnier than watching a greenhorn in action.
没有什么比看一位新手的表演更滑稽了.

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英文词源


greenhorn (n.)
mid-15c., "horn of an animal recently killed," also "young horned animal," from green (adj.) in sense of "new, fresh, recent" + horn (n.). Applied to new soldiers from c. 1650; extended to any inexperienced person by 1680s.