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発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒvɪs/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑvɪs/

名詞

novice (複数形 novices)

1. A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. [from 14th c.]

   I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid.

3. (religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]
   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:

     Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice, chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead […]

同意語

• (person new to an activity): amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie, newling
• See also Thesaurus:beginner

関連する語

Further reading

• “novice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “novice”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “novice”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• nocive