- novice
[novice 词源字典]
- novice: see novel
[novice etymology, novice origin, 英语词源] - novice (n.)
- mid-14c., "probationer in a religious order," from Old French novice "beginner" (12c.), from Medieval Latin novicius, noun use of Latin novicius "newly imported, newly arrived, inexperienced" (of slaves), from novus "new" (see new). Meaning "inexperienced person" is attested from early 15c.