induct

verb

/ɪnˈdʌkt/

[often passive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they induct	/ɪnˈdʌkt/ /ɪnˈdʌkt/
he / she / it inducts	/ɪnˈdʌkts/ /ɪnˈdʌkts/
past simple inducted	/ɪnˈdʌktɪd/ /ɪnˈdʌktɪd/
past participle inducted	/ɪnˈdʌktɪd/ /ɪnˈdʌktɪd/
-ing form inducting	/ɪnˈdʌktɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdʌktɪŋ/

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to formally give somebody a job or position of authority, especially as part of a ceremony（尤指在典禮上）使正式就職
- be inducted (into something) (as something) He had been inducted into the church as a priest in the previous year.前一年，他以牧師的身份加入了教會。
to officially introduce somebody into a group or an organization, especially the army正式吸收（爲成員）；（尤指）征召入伍
- be inducted (into something) He was inducted into the US Army in July.他於7月加入美國陸軍。
to introduce somebody to a particular area of knowledge使了解；傳授
- be inducted (into something) They were inducted into the skills of magic.他們獲得傳授魔術。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin induct- ‘led into’, from the verb inducere ‘lead in’, from in- ‘into’ + ducere ‘to lead’.

BNC: 33644 COCA: 14759

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