initiate
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美 [?'n???et]
- vt. 開始，創始；發起；使初步了解
- n. 開始；新加入者，接受初步知識者
- adj. 新加入的；接受初步知識的
中文詞源
initiate 開始，啟動來自initial,開始的。引申詞義開始，啟動。
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.
- 陳是某個中國神學領域的新入門者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. to initiate legal proceedings against sb
- 對某人提起訴訟
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.
- 語言老師應該把基本語法教給學生.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored at a senior level, you won't get results.
- 你可以花很長時間來制定政策，但除非高層對之進行監管，否則不會有效果。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. "It takes only one motile sperm to initiate a pregnancy," she said.
- 她說：“只要有一個精子還在活動就有可能引起懷孕”。
來自辭典例句