A student in the first year — of a four-year American high school, or of an American university.

一個學生A student 在第一年in the first year——就讀四年制美國高中of a four-year American high school，或or 美國大學的of an American university。

American schooling names each year, and freshman is the first of the set: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. You will meet those four words constantly in American films and TV, so they are worth learning together.

美國學制American schooling 給每個年級都取名字names each year，而and freshman是is the first of the set 這一套裡的第一個：就是freshman、sophomore、junior、seniorfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior。你會遇到這四個詞You will meet those four words 在美國電影電視裡常常出現constantly in American films and TV，所以so 值得一起記they are worth learning together。

Freshman also works as a describing word placed before a noun: freshman year, freshman English, the freshman dorm.

Freshman這個詞Freshman 也可以當形容詞放在名詞前面also works as a describing word placed before a noun：像freshman yearfreshman year，freshman Englishfreshman English，或the freshman dormthe freshman dorm。

Beyond school, Americans extend it to anyone in their first term or first year in a job, especially in politics — a freshman senator is one newly elected.

超出學校範圍Beyond school，美國人Americans 會把這個詞用到任何工作第一任期或第一年的人身上extend it to anyone in their first term or first year in a job，尤其在政治圈裡especially in politics——一位freshman senatora freshman senator is 就是剛當選的參議員one newly elected。

The word has -man in it, and although it has long been used of women too, many American universities now avoid it for that reason and write 'first-year student' in official documents. Students themselves still say freshman all the time.

這個詞The word 裡面有-manhas -man in it，而and 雖然長久以來也用在女性身上although it has long been used of women too，很多美國大學many American universities 現在因為這個原因避免使用它now avoid it for that reason 而and 在正式文件裡寫成'first-year student'write 'first-year student' in official documents。學生自己Students themselves 倒是還是一直說freshmanstill say freshman all the time。