greenhorn
英 [ˈɡriːn.hɔːn]
美 [ˈɡriːn.hɔːrn]
将“greenhorn”分解为“green”和“horn”。想象一只绿色的“horn”(角),这个角代表了一个人初出茅庐,尚未经过世事历练的形象,因此“greenhorn”意味着“新手”或“初学者”。
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- 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.
- 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.
- 2. He is a greenhorn in this field.
- 他在这个领域还是个新手。
- 3. Ha ! Ha ! You're a proper greenhorn, aren't you!
- 哈哈, 你真是少见多怪!
- 4. That greenhorn is still wet behind the ears.
- 那个生手毫无经验.
- 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.