initiate
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美 [?'n???et]
- vt. 開始，創(chuàng)始；發(fā)起；使初步了解
- n. 開始；新加入者，接受初步知識(shí)者
- adj. 新加入的；接受初步知識(shí)的
中文詞源
initiate 開始，啟動(dòng)來自initial,開始的。引申詞義開始，啟動(dòng)。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
- 陳是某個(gè)中國(guó)神學(xué)領(lǐng)域的新入門者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. to initiate legal proceedings against sb
- 對(duì)某人提起訴訟
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.
- 語言老師應(yīng)該把基本語法教給學(xué)生.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored at a senior level, you won't get results.
- 你可以花很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間來制定政策，但除非高層對(duì)之進(jìn)行監(jiān)管，否則不會(huì)有效果。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. "It takes only one motile sperm to initiate a pregnancy," she said.
- 她說：“只要有一個(gè)精子還在活動(dòng)就有可能引起懷孕”。
來自辭典例句