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单词 initiation
释义
initiation
(ɪnɪʃiʃən )
Word forms: initiations
1. uncountable noun
The initiation of something is the starting of it.
They announced the initiation of a rural development programme. [+ of]
There was a year between initiation and completion.
Synonyms: introduction, installation, inauguration, inception  
2. variable noun [NOUN noun]
Someone's initiation into a particular group is the act or process by which they officially become a member, often involving special ceremonies.
After initiation, the youths started to interact with the older members.
This was my initiation into the peace movement. [+ into]
...initiation ceremonies.
Synonyms: entrance, debut, introduction, admission  
Collocations:
initiation process
An initiation process, then, for the super-rich.
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The initiation process varies from culture to culture.
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At this time, the new initiates are brought into town for the first time since the initiation process began; accompanied by ndoli jowei.
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They remained in existence through adopting the sons of other men, and through an initiation process to accept others into the community.
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This has led some researchers to think the masks start as the long nosed variety, denoting the first stage in the initiation process.
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initiation ritual
One piece of work on university fraternities showed that the more humiliating the initiation ritual for a fraternity, the more likely students were to value joining it.
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A spiritual teacher trains and mentors the shaman for years before he or she completes an initiation ritual.
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In tantric school, these mantras are believed to have supernatural powers, and they are transmitted by a preceptor to a disciple in an initiation ritual.
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His contributions to the sorority include drafting the constitution, and writing the initiation ritual.
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As an initiation ritual, he was obliged to surrender something of great value to him: his name, and the reputation that came with it.
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Translations:
Chinese: 开始
Japanese: 開始
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