fledg·ling
noun/ˈfledʒlɪŋ/
/ˈfledʒlɪŋ/
(British English also fledgeling)
- a young bird that has just learnt to fly
(刚会飞的)幼鸟 - (usually before another noun) a person, an organization or a system that is new and without experience
初出茅庐的人;无经验的组织;新体系 - fledgling democracies
新兴的民主国家
- fledgling democracies
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the obsolete adjective fledge ‘ready to fly’, from Old English, of Germanic origin; on the pattern of nestling.