inexperience

/ˌɪnɪkˈspɪɹiəns/ noun

**Inexperience** means a lack of practical knowledge or skill in a particular area. It reveals itself as uncertainty or mistakes when someone faces a new situation. It stands in contrast to seasoned expertise. Use the term to describe novices, such as a rookie chef whose **inexperience** leads to over‑salting a soup. The condition often fades as practice accumulates, though it may linger if opportunities to learn are scarce. It functions as a noun and gives rise to the adjective “inexperienced,” fitting smoothly into sentences that compare a beginner’s performance with that of a veteran.

【核心含义】指缺乏实际知识或技能,尤其在面对新情况时显得生疏或易出错。

常与“显露”、“导致”等动词搭配,如“显露经验不足”;注意与“缺乏经验”做名词时的用法区别,多用于描述新手或初学者状态。

【Significado central】Falta de conocimiento práctico o habilidad en un área determinada, que se manifiesta como inseguridad o errores al enfrentar situaciones nuevas.

Se emplea para describir a personas novatas o principiantes, por ejemplo: "Su inexperiencia se notó cuando no supo operar la maquinaria compleja" (his inexperience showed when he struggled to operate the complex machinery). Funciona como sustantivo formal y da lugar al adjetivo "inexperto/a", muy útil para contrastar a un principiante con un experto: "La inexperiencia del chef se reflejó en la sopa, que quedó salada" (the rookie chef's inexperience led to over-salting the soup). Suele combinarse con verbos como "notarse", "notar", "evidenciar" o "reflejarse", y aparece con frecuencia en contextos laborales, académicos o técnicos. Tiende a desaparecer con la práctica, aunque puede prolongarse si escasean las oportunidades de aprender. No debe confundirse con "impaciencia" (impatience), que es un concepto totalmente distinto.

Word Origin Inexperience is simply experience with the negative prefix in-. But experience itself comes from Latin experiri 'to try, test, prove'—so experience is what you've tried and proven. The same root gives us experiment (a test), expert (one who has tried and proven), and even peril (danger, something you try at risk). The PIE root *per- meant 'to lead, pass over, try, risk'—so experience is literally what you've passed through.

noun A lack of experience. countable

His inexperience showed when he struggled to operate the complex machinery.

(名词) 缺乏经验;经验不足;不熟练

当他操作复杂机器遇到困难时,明显表现出缺乏经验。

(sustantivo) inexperiencia; falta de experiencia; impericia; bisoñez [Falta de experiencia.]

Su falta de experiencia se notó cuando tuvo dificultades para operar la maquinaria compleja.

(nom) inexpérience; manque d'expérience; inexpérience [Manque d'expérience ou de pratique dans un domaine donné.]

His inexperience showed when he struggled to operate the complex machinery.

(Substantiv) Unerfahrenheit; Mangel an Erfahrung [Das Fehlen von Erfahrung oder praktischen Kenntnissen in einem bestimmten Bereich.]

Seine **Inexperience** zeigte sich, als er Schwierigkeiten hatte, die komplexe Maschine zu bedienen.

(名詞) 経験の不足、未熟、未経験。

複雑な機械の操作に苦労した時、彼の未熟さが表に出た。

(substantivo) inexperiência; falta de experiência; amadorismo; inépcia [Falta de experiência.]

Sua falta de experiência ficou evidente quando ele teve dificuldade para operar a maquinaria complexa.

Word parts: in + experience

Common collocations

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