greenhorn

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɹiːnˌhɔːɹn/    美 /ˈɡɹinˌhoɹn/|/ˈɡɹiːnˌhoːɹn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer. US
    — The powers of the Canadian voyageurs and hunters in the consumption of meat strike the greenhorn with wonder and astonishment; and are only equalled by the gastronomical capabilities exhibited by Indian dogs, both following the same plan in their epicurean gorgings.
  2. A Portuguese person. ethnic,offensive,slur
    — She lives in New Bedford, and her dad's not around much and her mum calls her boyfriend a Portagee, a fuckin' greenhorn,

词形变化

greenhorns plural green-horn alternative,obsolete green horn alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
greenhornish greenhornism

词源

Inherited from Middle English grene horn, which is attested for “horn of a recently killed animal” and as the name of a horse. It may also have been used of young horned animals. In all cases “green” refers to the idea of “fresh, young, recent”, taken from plants and used in Middle English for all kinds of things irrespective of their colour, e.g. wounds, leather, fish, cheese (see green cheese). Figurative use for people dates from the 17th century. Compare semantically German Grünschnabel (literally “green-beak”). By surface analysis, green + horn.
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