单词
initial
英 [?'n???l]
美[?'n???l]
基本信息
- adj. 最初的；字首的
- vt. 用姓名的首字母签名
- n. 词首大写字母
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词态变化
复数:?initials;第三人称单数:?initials;过去式:?initialled;过去分词:?initialled;现在分词:?initialling;
中文词源
initial 最初的，开始的
in-,进入，使，-it,走，开始，词源同itinerary,exit.即走起来的，开始的。
英文词源
- initial (adj.)
- 1520s, "of or pertaining to a beginning," from Middle French initial or directly from Latin initialis "initial, incipient," from initium "a beginning, an entrance," from past participle stem of inire "to go into, enter upon, begin," from in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + ire "to go" (see ion).
- initial (n.)
- "initial letter of a name or surname," 1620s, from initial (adj.) in a specialized sense "standing at the beginning of a word, sentence, etc."
- initial (v.)
- "to mark or sign with initials," 1864, American English, from initial (n.). Related: Initialed; initialing.
双语例句
- 1. They learnt a lot from the initial market testing exercise.
- 他们从最初的市场测试中了解了许多信息。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The initial image projected was of a caring, effective president.
- 他最初表现出的是一个充满爱心、办事有效的总统形象。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
- 本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I'm also not crazy about the initial terms of the deal.
- 我对该协议的最初条款也不太满意。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity.
- 解决了最初的一些问题之后，终于成功地制造出了大量丙酮。
来自柯林斯例句
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