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initiate

英 [ɪ'nɪʃɪeɪt] 美[ɪ'nɪʃɪet]
  • vt. 开始,创始;发起;使初步了解
  • n. 开始;新加入者,接受初步知识者
  • adj. 新加入的;接受初步知识的

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词态变化


第三人称单数: initiates;过去式: initiated;过去分词: initiated;现在分词: initiating;

中文词源


initiate 开始,启动

来自initial,开始的。引申词义开始,启动。

英文词源


initiate (n.)
"one who has been initiated," 1811, from past participle adjective initiate (c. 1600); see initiate (v.).
initiate (v.)
c. 1600, "introduce to some practice or system," also "begin, set going," from Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare "to begin, originate," from initium "beginning" (see initial). In some senses a back-formation from initiation. Related: Initiated; initiates; initiating; initiator.

双语例句


1. Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
陈是某个中国神学领域的新入门者。

来自柯林斯例句

2. to initiate legal proceedings against sb
对某人提起诉讼

来自《权威词典》

3. A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.
语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored at a senior level, you won't get results.
你可以花很长时间来制定政策,但除非高层对之进行监管,否则不会有效果。

来自柯林斯例句

5. "It takes only one motile sperm to initiate a pregnancy," she said.
她说:“只要有一个精子还在活动就有可能引起怀孕”。

来自辞典例句