neophyte
/ˈniːəʊfaɪt/noun
1- a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief初学者, 新手, 生手。
1.1
- a new convert to a religion新皈依的教徒。
1.2
- a novice in a religious order, or a newly ordained priest新入教者; 新受洗者; 新受圣职的神父。
词源
late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek neophutos, literally 'newly planted' but first used in the sense 'new convert' by St Paul （1 Tim. 3:6）, from neos 'new' + phuton 'plant'.