frosh
/frɒʃ/noun
(复同单)
- N. Amer. informal a college freshman〈北美, 非正式〉大学新生, 大学一年级学生：
as modifier frosh week.新生到校报到后的第一周。
词源
early 20th cent.: alteration of FRESHMAN, perhaps influenced by German Frosch 'frog'（in dialect use 'grammar-school student'）.