initial

adjective

OPAL W OPAL S

/ɪˈnɪʃl/

[only before noun]

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happening at the beginning; first最初的；開始的；第一的
- There is an initial payment of £60 followed by ten instalments of £25.首期付款60英鎊，接下來還有十次25英鎊的分期付款。
- The government will make an initial investment of $ 4.7 billion in the company.政府將對該公司進行47億美元的初始投資。
- in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign運動的最初階段
- an initial phase/period初始階段/時期
- an initial assessment/investigation/report 初步評估/調查/報告
- My initial reaction was to decline the offer.我最初的反應是婉言謝絕這個提議。
- Her initial response was one of anger.她最初的反應是憤怒。
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- After some initial hesitation, teachers seem to have accepted the new system.老師們起初有些猶豫，但似乎已經接受了這套新體制。
- After the initial surprise I got to like the place.最初的驚訝過後，我喜歡上了這個地方。
- By 1960 the initial optimism had evaporated.到1960年時，最初的樂觀主義已經消失了。
- His initial surge of euphoria was quickly followed by dismay.他最初的一陣興奮很快變爲沮喪。
- Initial failure was followed by unexpected, if modest, success.最初的失敗之後是意想不到的成功，即便並不輝煌。
- It is the initial preparation that takes the time.花時間的是最初的準備工作。
- My initial scepticism was replaced with respectful admiration.我最初的懷疑後來變成了欽佩和崇敬。
- When the initial shock had worn off, I got used to the situation.當最初的震驚消失後，我習慣了這種情況。
- the initial outlay最初的費用
- the initial planning最初的計劃
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

initial

noun

/ɪˈnɪʃl/

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[countable] the first letter of a person’s first name（名字的）首字母
- ‘What initial is it, Mrs Owen?’ ‘It's J, J for Jane.’“首字母是什麽，歐文太太？” “是 J，Jane 的 J。”
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- When writing, if you use initials for a long name, make sure you spell out the name at least once.寫作中如果用首字母代替一個較長的名字，文中至少應該把全名拼寫一遍。
initials
[plural] the first letters of all the names of a person or thing（全名的）首字母
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK.人們常以姓名的首字母 JFK 稱約翰 · 菲茨傑拉德 · 肯尼迪。
- Just write your initials.寫下你的姓名首字母即可。
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- A stone over the door bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’.門楣的石頭上刻有R.P. 的字樣，那是“拉爾夫·皮戈特”的首字母。
- He carved his girlfriend's initials in the rock.他把女朋友姓名的縮寫刻在石頭上。
- She's always been known by her initials.她一直以自己名字的首字母而爲人所知。
- The two authors have the same initials.這兩位作者姓名的首字母是一樣的。
- Now that she was chief executive officer, she could put the initials CEO after her name.她現在當上了首席執行官，可以在自己名字後面綴上職務的首字母縮寫 CEO 了。
- SC are the initials for Santa Catarina.SC 是聖卡塔裏娜（Santa Catarina）的首字母。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + initial
- have
- be known by
- become known by
- …
initial + verb
- stand for something
preposition
- initial for
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Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

initial

verb

/ɪˈnɪʃl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they initial	/ɪˈnɪʃl/ /ɪˈnɪʃl/
he / she / it initials	/ɪˈnɪʃlz/ /ɪˈnɪʃlz/
past simple initialled	/ɪˈnɪʃld/ /ɪˈnɪʃld/
past participle initialled	/ɪˈnɪʃld/ /ɪˈnɪʃld/
(US English) past simple initialed	/ɪˈnɪʃld/ /ɪˈnɪʃld/
(US English) past participle initialed	/ɪˈnɪʃld/ /ɪˈnɪʃld/
-ing form initialling	/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/ /ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form initialing	/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/ /ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/

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initial something to mark or sign something with your initials用姓名的首字母作標記（或簽名）於
- Please initial each page and sign in the space provided.請在每一頁寫上姓名首字母並在規定的空白處簽字。
- The agreement was finally initialled on May 8.協議終於在5月8日草簽。
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.