apprentice英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

— To this end a well-equipped and keenly-run apprentice training school has been in operation at Eastleigh since 1958 and here apprentices are given a good grounding in a number of trades, followed by a thorough training in the trade to which they become allocated.
One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him. historical
One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie. dated

动词 v.

To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business. transitive

— His father had apprenticed him to a silk merchant.
To be an apprentice to. transitive

— Joe apprenticed three different photographers before setting up his own studio.

词形变化

apprentices plural apprentise alternative,obsolete apprentices present,singular,third-person apprenticing participle,present apprenticed participle,past apprenticed past apprentise alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

apprenticehood apprenticelike apprenticeship seaman apprentice sorcerer's apprentice

词源

词源 1

From Middle English apprentice, apprentesse, apprentyse, apprentis, from Old French aprentis, plural of aprentif, from Old French aprendre (verb), Late Latin apprendō, from Classical Latin apprehendō.
Compare typologically Latin discipulus (akin to capiō); Russian ухвати́ть (uxvatítʹ), нахвата́ться (naxvatátʹsja), схва́тывать на лету́ (sxvátyvatʹ na letú), and, for another aspect, быть на подхва́те (bytʹ na podxváte) (both akin to хвата́ть (xvatátʹ)).

词源 2

From Middle English apprentice, apprentesse, apprentyse, apprentis, from Old French aprentis, plural of aprentif, from Old French aprendre (verb), Late Latin apprendō, from Classical Latin apprehendō.
Compare typologically Latin discipulus (akin to capiō); Russian ухвати́ть (uxvatítʹ), нахвата́ться (naxvatátʹsja), схва́тывать на лету́ (sxvátyvatʹ na letú), and, for another aspect, быть на подхва́те (bytʹ na podxváte) (both akin to хвата́ть (xvatátʹ)).