fledgling
fledgling
(亦作 fledgeling)
noun
(亦作 fledgeling)
noun
- a young bird that has just fledged
刚长出飞羽的幼鸟，羽翼刚丰的小鸟
■[usu. as modifier]a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
（人，组织）羽翼未丰的，不成熟的，初出茅庐的；幼稚的，稚嫩的
the fledgling democracies of eastern Europe.
东欧不成熟的民主政府。
- mid 19th cent.: from the obsolete adjective fledge (see fledge), on the pattern of nestling
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