apprentice
noun [ C ] uk/əˈpren.tɪs/ us/əˈpren.t̬ɪs/
学徒;徒弟
someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person's skills
Most of the work was done by apprentices. 大部分活儿是由学徒们做的。
an apprentice carpenter 木工学徒
Compare: learner
apprentice
verb [ T usually passive ] old-fashioned uk/əˈpren.tɪs/ us/əˈpren.t̬ɪs/
使当学徒
to make someone an apprentice
Michelangelo was apprenticed to Ghirlandaio in Florence for three years. 米开朗基罗曾在佛罗伦萨师从吉兰达约三年。