/ɪˈnɪʃl ||; ɪˈnɪʃəl/adj
(only before a noun 只用于名词前) happening at the beginning; first 最初的;开始的:
My initial reaction was to refuse, but I later changed my mind.我最初的反应是拒绝,但后来改变了主意。the initial stages of our survey我们这个调查的最初阶段
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/ɪˈnɪʃl ||; ɪˈnɪʃəl/noun
[C] [usu.pl] the first letter of a name (姓名的)首字母:
Alison Elizabeth Waters' initials are A.E.W.Alison Elizabeth Waters的首字母是A.E.W。
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/ɪˈnɪʃl ||; ɪˈnɪʃəl/verb
[T] (initialling;initialled (US 美) initialing;initialed) to mark or sign sth with your initials 用姓名的首字母作标记或签名:
Any changes made when writing a cheque should be initialled by you.开支票时如有涂改,要用姓名的首字母签名。
initial1/IˋnIʃəl; IˈnIʃ$l/adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] happening at the beginning 开始的﹐最初的: an initial period of training 培训的初期the initial stages of the disease 这种疾病的早期阶段—initially adv : Initially, I didn’t like him. 起初﹐我不喜欢他。
initial2n [C usually plural 一般用复数] the first letter of a name 名字的首字母: His initials are W.G. – for William Grout. 他姓名的首字母是 W.G. —代表William Grout。
initial3v [T] initialled , initialling BrE 【英】; initialed , initialing AmE 【美】to write your initials on a document 在〔文件〕上签署姓名的首字母: The two countries have initialled the agreement. 两国正式签署了协议。
initialinitial1adjectivefirst: My initial reaction was to say ‘no’.▶ initiallyadverbsame meaningat first: Initially, the system worked well.initialinitialinitialsinitialledinitialedinitiallinginitialing2nounthe first letter of a person's name: John Waters' initials are J.W.