汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 初出茅廬
初出茅廬 (初出茅庐)
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom) / young and inexperienced / novice / greenhorn
茅庐 thatched cottage / The original metaphor is new / Now it means that I just left home or school to work / lack of experience
茅庐草房。原比喻新露头脚。现比喻刚离开家庭或学校出来工作。缺乏经验。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

那时他还是个年轻演员,才初出茅庐

At that time he was a young actor, just getting his feet wet.

一位是见多识广的老者,另一位是初出茅庐的新手。

One was an old man who had seen it all, the other was a green fresh from the school.

他已经从政六年,但很多人仍把他视为初出茅庐

Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.

这个问题对初出茅庐的首相鸠山由纪夫越来越重要。

This is a question of growing importance for Yukio Hatoyama, the fledgling prime minister.

16岁时他离开了学校,成为一名初出茅庐的当地周刊新闻记者。

He left school at 16 to become a cub reporter on a local weekly.

今天,作为一个初出茅庐的律师,事务所的每个人都在恭喜我打赢了第一个大官司。

Today, as a young 'up and coming' lawyer, everyone in the firm was congratulating me for winning my first big case this morning.

企管顾问界最吊诡的状况是,顾问本身常常就是初出茅庐的大学毕业生。

A central paradox of the management consulting world is that often the consultants are fresh out of university.

该网站会对初出茅庐的艺人尽心鞭辟入里的评论,并包括音乐推荐、视频和流媒体音频剪辑。

The site offers an in-depth look at new artists and includes music recommendations, videos and streaming audio clips.

考虑到大城市的蚁族的严酷的生存条件,为什么这些初出茅庐的应届毕业生不愿意回到他们的故乡呢?

Given the harsh conditions found in big city ant tribe communities, why don't these kids simply go back to their hometowns after graduation?

中投公司这家初出茅庐的主权财富基金目前尚未赚到大钱,国内的舆论对它也是贬多褒少。

The young sovereign wealth fund hasn't netted great returns so far, yielding more criticism at home than praise.