ab initioadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌab ᵻˈnɪʃɪəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌæb əˈnɪʃioʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ab initiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin ab initiō from the beginning, at the beginning, originally < ab from (see ab- prefix) + initiō , ablative of initium beginning (see initial adj.).

A. adv.

From the beginning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > at the beginning [phrase] > from the beginning

from first to last1536

ab origine1537

ab ovoa1586

ab initio1600

from the word go1834

from the jump1848

from the get-go1960

from (also since) day dot1964

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor Induct. sig. Biv^v If those lawes..had beene deliuered vs, ab Initio; and in their present vertue and perfection.

1640 H. Mill Nights Search lvi. 274 Thus ab initio; now he writes to strive (When all things faile) to keepe his name alive.

1719 Baron & Feme (ed. 2) xxxii. 377 The second marriage is void ab initio.

1767 H. Walpole Lett. (1843) I. lcv. 344 It ought to have been declared null ab initio.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. ix. 138 Assuming as a postulate, that both [sc. Truth and Being] are ab initio, identical and co-inherent.

1838 J. S. Mill Diss. & Disc. (1859) I. 349 He [sc. Bentham] begins all his inquiries by supposing nothing to be known on the subject, and reconstructs all philosophy ab initio.

1937 R. Kipling Something of Myself viii. 207 I found that when, to save trouble, I ‘wrote short’ ab initio much salt went out of the work.

1995 Wired June 194/3 Rather than push their product into the marketplace quickly..the Xanadu programmers intended to produce their revolution ab initio.

B. adj. (attributive).

Initial, primary, elementary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adjective]

entering1483

initial1526

inceptive1662

initiary1822

ab initio1836

1836 Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 24 386 They are less and less adapted to form an ab initio argument in favour of the Deity's existence.

1852 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. in J. Wilson Unitarian Princ. confirmed by Trinitarian Testimonies (1864) 198 Still less can we sympathize with the rigid uniformity with which he carries out..the theory of ab initio dictation in the case of every sacred writer without exception.

1889 Amer. Naturalist 23 173 The relations described by Dohrn are strongly opposed to the theory of the ab initio continuity of nerve and muscle by impalpably fine fibres.

1906 Harmsworth Encycl. VIII. 6011/2 If such legal right is abused, the act of trespass becomes an ab initio one.

1991 Sky Warriors 1 ii. 19/1 Our big job is the training of ab-initio students, coming here from all kinds of backgrounds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ab initio
释义	ab initioadv.adj. Brit. /ˌab ᵻˈnɪʃɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˌæb əˈnɪʃioʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ab initiō. Etymology: < classical Latin ab initiō from the beginning, at the beginning, originally < ab from (see ab- prefix) + initiō , ablative of initium beginning (see initial adj.). A. adv. From the beginning. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > at the beginning [phrase] > from the beginning from first to last1536 ab origine1537 ab ovoa1586 ab initio1600 from the word go1834 from the jump1848 from the get-go1960 from (also since) day dot1964 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor Induct. sig. Biv^v If those lawes..had beene deliuered vs, ab Initio; and in their present vertue and perfection. View more context for this quotation 1640 H. Mill Nights Search lvi. 274 Thus ab initio; now he writes to strive (When all things faile) to keepe his name alive. 1719 Baron & Feme (ed. 2) xxxii. 377 The second marriage is void ab initio. 1767 H. Walpole Lett. (1843) I. lcv. 344 It ought to have been declared null ab initio. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. ix. 138 Assuming as a postulate, that both [sc. Truth and Being] are ab initio, identical and co-inherent. 1838 J. S. Mill Diss. & Disc. (1859) I. 349 He [sc. Bentham] begins all his inquiries by supposing nothing to be known on the subject, and reconstructs all philosophy ab initio. 1937 R. Kipling Something of Myself viii. 207 I found that when, to save trouble, I ‘wrote short’ ab initio much salt went out of the work. 1995 Wired June 194/3 Rather than push their product into the marketplace quickly..the Xanadu programmers intended to produce their revolution ab initio. B. adj. (attributive). Initial, primary, elementary. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adjective] entering1483 initial1526 inceptive1662 initiary1822 ab initio1836 1836 Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 24 386 They are less and less adapted to form an ab initio argument in favour of the Deity's existence. 1852 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. in J. Wilson Unitarian Princ. confirmed by Trinitarian Testimonies (1864) 198 Still less can we sympathize with the rigid uniformity with which he carries out..the theory of ab initio dictation in the case of every sacred writer without exception. 1889 Amer. Naturalist 23 173 The relations described by Dohrn are strongly opposed to the theory of the ab initio continuity of nerve and muscle by impalpably fine fibres. 1906 Harmsworth Encycl. VIII. 6011/2 If such legal right is abused, the act of trespass becomes an ab initio one. 1991 Sky Warriors 1 ii. 19/1 Our big job is the training of ab-initio students, coming here from all kinds of backgrounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1600
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