novitiate

英 [nəʊˈvɪʃiət]

美 [noʊˈvɪʃiət]

n.  (修士或修女的)初学期

复数：novitiates　

COCA.31847

牛津词典

noun

• （修士或修女的）初学期
  a period of being a novice(2)

英英释义

noun

• someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
  Synonym:novice
• the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
  Synonym:noviciate

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