rookie
意味
- 新任計官;新兵
- 初心者(beginner)
- (特に野球で)新人選手,ルーキー
例文
The rookie breathed new life into the team.
その新人はチームに新たな生気を吹き込んだ。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Thought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another possible origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”)), a common term for a shipmate. Also suggested is Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”).