novice

Compared meaning: someone with little experience (noun).

比较义项：新手，初学者，指对某项活动经验不足的人（名词）。

• novice 本词

  More formal; often implies the person is still unskilled and prone to mistakes; typically used in professional or skill-based contexts (a novice pilot, novice at chess).

  语气更正式；常暗示此人仍不熟练、容易出错；多用于专业或技能类语境（如 novice pilot 新手飞行员，novice at chess 国际象棋新手）。

  As a novice cook, he often forgets to season the food properly.

  作为一个新手厨师，他常常忘记给食物调味。

• beginner

  More common and neutral in tone; simply describes someone starting to learn, without suggesting clumsiness; typical in classes, hobbies, and everyday learning contexts.

  更常见、语气更中性；只是单纯描述刚开始学习的人，不暗示笨拙或容易出错；常见于课程、爱好等日常学习场景。

  This yoga class is designed for absolute beginners with no experience.

  这门瑜伽课是专为完全没有经验的初学者设计的。

Novice and beginner both mean someone with little experience, but tone differs. Novice is more formal, often implying the person is still unskilled and prone to mistakes, common in professional contexts. Beginner is more common and neutral, meaning someone starting to learn, without suggesting clumsiness.

两词都指刚开始做某事、经验不足的人，可以互换的场合很多，但语气和搭配略有不同：novice 语气更正式，常带有“因不熟练而容易出错”的意味，多用于技能或专业语境；beginner 更口语、更中性，只强调“刚起步”，常用于课程、爱好等日常学习场景，不暗示笨拙。