名詞 novice:

1. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
   同義詞：novitiate
2. someone new to a field or activity
   同義詞：beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate

1. He is a novice at swimming.
   他是一個游泳新手。
2. The period of being a novice.
   見習(xí)期做新手的時期
3. A novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting.
   生手，新手新手或初學(xué)者，尤指報紙報導(dǎo)中的新手
4. She's a complete novice as a reporter.
   她初任記者，完全是個生手。

nov.ice

n.（名詞）
A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
生手：剛進入某一領(lǐng)域或活動的人；新手
A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows.Also called In this sense, also called novitiate
新信徒：一個已加入某種宗教但還沒有最后宣誓的人也作 在此意義上也可稱作 novitiate

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin novocius
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 novocius
from Latin [recently entered into a condition]
源自 拉丁語 [最近進入某一狀態(tài)]
from Latin novus [new] * see newo-
源自 拉丁語 novus [新的] *參見 newo-