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initiate

英 [ɪ'nɪʃɪeɪt] 美 [ɪ'nɪʃɪet]

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解释

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

※ 提供单词"initiate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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

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.

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。

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”。