| 单词 | initial |
| 释义 | initial —initialer, n. —initially, adv. /i nish"euhl/, adj., n., v., initialed, initialing or (esp. Brit.) initialled, initialling. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process. 2. Phonet. occurring at the beginning of a word or syllable, as the /k/ sound of kite, chasm, or quay. n. 3. an initial letter, as of a word. 4. the first letter of a proper name. 5. a letter of extra size or an ornamental character used at the beginning of a chapter or other division of a book, manuscript, or the like. v.t. 6. to mark or sign with an initial or the initials of one's name, esp. as a token of preliminary or informal approval. [1520-30; < L initialis, equiv. to initi(um) beginning (init-, n. deriv. of inire to enter, begin; in- IN-2 + ire to go; cf. COMES) + -ium -IUM) + -alis -AL1] |
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