a young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job 学徒;徒弟 an apprentice electrician/chef 电工/厨师学徒
Oxford Collocations DictionaryApprentice is used before these nouns:- chef
- electrician
- jockey
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aprentis (from apprendre ‘learn’, from Latin apprehendere ‘apprehend’), on the pattern of words ending in -tis, -tif, from Latin -tivus (see -ive).