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单词 greenhorn
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
green•horn /ˈgrinˌhɔrn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an untrained or inexperienced person.
  2. Slang Termsa newly arrived immigrant;
    newcomer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
green•horn  (grēn′hôrn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an untrained or inexperienced person.
  2. a naive or gullible person;
    someone who is easily tricked or swindled.
  3. Slang Termsa newly arrived immigrant;
    newcomer.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; see green, horn; origin, originally applied to cattle with green (i.e., young) horns
green′horn′ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
greenhorn /ˈɡriːnˌhɔːn/ n
  1. an inexperienced person, esp one who is extremely gullible
  2. chiefly US a newcomer or immigrant
Etymology: 17th Century: originally an animal with green (that is, young) horns
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