单词 | initial |
释义 | initial adj., n., & v. --adj of, existing, or occurring at the beginning (initial stage; initial expenses). --n   1. = initial letter.   2. (usu. in pl.) the first letter or letters of the words of a (esp. a person's) name or names. --vtr. (initialled, initialling; US initialed, initialing) mark or sign with one's initials. Phrases and idioms initial letter (or consonant) a letter or consonant at the beginning of a word. initial teaching alphabet a 44-letter phonetic alphabet used to help those beginning to read and write English. Derivatives initially adv. Etymology: L initialis f. initium beginning f. inire init- go in |
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