新手

あらて
fresh supply of troops
newcomer
new method

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I

あらて【新手】

1 〔まだ戦闘[プレー, 仕事(など)]に参加しておらず, 元気のよい兵士[選手, 作業員(など)]〕 fresh troops [reserves, workers, etc.]; 〔新たに戦闘[プレー, 仕事(など)]に加わった者〕 new replacements [substitutes, etc.].

●新手の軍勢[選手(など)]を繰り出す send out fresh troops [a fresh player, a fresh reserve, etc.]

・競売に新手の業者が加わった. A new [Another] trader joined the auction.

2 〔新しい手段〕 a new method [way]; a new [another] trick.

●新手の詐欺 a new type of swindling

・彼は新手の商法で一旗揚げた. He did well for himself by using a new business method.

・その手品師は新手のトリックを披露した. That magician demonstrated a new trick.

●新手を考え出す think up [work out, devise] another method [way] 《of doing》.

II

しんて【新手】

〔やり方〕 a new way [trick]; 〔型〕 a new type. [＝あらて 2]

●新手の new; of a new type

・新手の詐欺 a swindle of a new type.

●新手を考えだす devise [think up] a new trick

・新手を用いる[出す] play a new trick on sb; 《文》 serve sb a new trick.