novice
/ˈnɔvɪs; `nɑvɪs/ n
1 person who is new and inexperienced in a job, situation, etc; beginner 新手; 生手; 初学者
She's a complete novice as a reporter. 她初任记者, 完全是个生手.
[attrib 作定语]
a novice writer, salesman, cook, etc 新的作家、 售货员、 厨师等.
2 person who is to become a monk or a nun but has not yet taken the final vows 见习修士或修女. Cf 参看 postulant.