(informal)a new recruit, especially in the army or police (非正式)(尤指部队或警察的)新兵;新手 [as modifier]a rookie cop. 警察新手。 ■a member of a sports team in his or her first full season in that sport (球队中第一年参加联赛的)新队员
语源
late 19th cent.: perhaps an alteration of recruit, influenced by rook