apprentice

apprentice
noun
  1. a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages
    学徒,徒弟
    [as modifier]an apprentice electrician.
    一个电工学徒。
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be apprenticed to)employ (someone) as an apprentice
    收…为学徒
    Edward was apprenticed to a printer.
    爱德华被一位印刷工收为学徒。
    ■[no obj.](N. Amer.)serve as an apprentice
    (古)当学徒
    she apprenticed with midwives in San Francisco.
    她在旧金山当见习助产士。
派生
apprenticeship
noun
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French aprentis (from apprendre 'learn', from Latin apprehendere 'apprehend'), on the pattern of words ending in -tis, -tif, from Latin -tivus (see -ive)
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