fledgling

発展途上の、生まれたばかりの

始まったばかりで、成長したり定着したりし始めている。

やさしい英語で： Recently started and beginning to grow or become established.

• Their fledgling business needs support.
• Investment helped the fledgling industry grow.
• The agreement strengthened the country's fledgling democracy.

類義語： emerging, developing, new

反対語： established

よく使う表現： fledgling business, fledgling democracy, fledgling industry

未熟な、駆け出しの

ある活動を始めたばかりで、まだ上手にできるよう学んでいる。

やさしい英語で： New to an activity and still learning how to do it well.

• She is a fledgling writer.
• The course gives fledgling pilots valuable practice.
• Even fledgling journalists should check their sources.

類義語： inexperienced, novice, untried

反対語： experienced

よく使う表現： fledgling writer, fledgling actor, fledgling pilot

巣立ち雛

飛び始めるために必要な羽が生えそろった若い鳥。

やさしい英語で： A young bird that has grown the feathers it needs to start flying.

• A fledgling sat on the branch.
• The parents brought food to their fledglings.
• This fledgling has feathers but cannot fly well yet.

よく使う表現： young fledgling, feed a fledgling, fledgling robin

初心者、新人

経験が少なく、まだ学んでいる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who has little experience and is still learning.

• I was a fledgling then.
• Experienced reporters helped the fledglings in the newsroom.
• Even a political fledgling could see the problem.

類義語： beginner, novice, newcomer

反対語： expert

よく使う表現： mere fledgling, political fledgling, fledgling in something

羽化直後の昆虫

成虫になったばかりの昆虫。

やさしい英語で： An insect that has just changed into its adult form.

• The fledgling's wings were still soft.
• We watched a dragonfly fledgling beside the pond.
• These fledglings have just shed their last immature skins.

よく使う表現： dragonfly fledgling, newly emerged fledgling