apprentice /əˈprentis/ I. n.［c］ 1．学徒，艺徒，徒弟：an apprentice to a blacksmith 铁匠的学徒；an actor’s apprentice 学戏的艺徒；an apprentice carpenter 学木工的艺徒 2．初学者，生手：an apprentice in cooking 烹调技术的生手；an apprentice in suffering 初尝痛苦的人 ‖II. vt. & vi.（使）当学徒，（使）习艺：He apprentice his son to a bricklayer.他把儿子送去当泥水匠的徒弟。