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
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