As a beginner in astronomy, she started by learning to identify the brightest constellations.
作为天文学初学者，她先从辨认最亮的星座开始学起。
Which choice best defines “beginner”?
C — A person who is starting to learn something. “beginner” means a person who is starting to learn something.
Which word means “a person who is starting to learn something”?
B — beginner. “beginner” means a person who is starting to learn something.
beginner — a person who is starting to learn something. In Chinese: 初学者.
beginner is pronounced /bɪˈɡɪnər/.
As a beginner in astronomy, she started by learning to identify the brightest constellations. (作为天文学初学者，她先从辨认最亮的星座开始学起。)
novice, learner, newcomer — all close in meaning to beginner (a person who is starting to learn something).
expert, veteran — each the opposite of beginner (a person who is starting to learn something).
Yes. beginner is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.