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。