initiate

美 [ɪˈnɪʃieɪt , ɪˈnɪʃiət]英 [ɪˈnɪʃieɪt , ɪˈnɪʃiət]
  • vt.开始;发起;(尤指在秘密仪式上)使加入,接纳,吸收;使了解;创始;传授;教…开始尝试
  • n.新加入某组织(或机构、宗教)的人;新入会的人
  • adj.被传授初步知识的;新入会的

过去式: initiated 现在分词: initiating 过去分词: initiated 第三人称单数: initiates

init- 开始 + -iate 使...

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initiateinitiate

verb

1

开始;发起;创始
to make sth begin

to initiate legal proceedings against sb

对某人提起诉讼

The government has initiated a programme of economic reform.

政府已开始实施经济改革方案。

2

使了解;传授;教…开始尝试
to explain sth to sb and/or make them experience it for the first time

Many of them had been initiated into drug use at an early age.

他们中有很多人在早年就被教会了吸毒。

3

(尤指在秘密仪式上)使加入,接纳,吸收
to make sb a member of a particular group, especially as part of a secret ceremony

Hundreds are initiated into the sect each year.

每年有好几百人被接纳到这个教派中。

noun

新加入某组织(或机构、宗教)的人;新入会的人
a person who has been allowed to join a particular group, organization, or religion and is learning its rules and secrets

initiate

频次

  • 2
    VERB 开始;创始;发起
    If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen.

    They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics...

    他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

  • 3
    VERB 使初步了解;向…传授基本技巧(或基础知识)
    If you initiate someone into something, you introduce them to a particular skill or type of knowledge and teach them about it.

    He initiated her into the study of other cultures.

    他将她领进了研究其他文化的大门。

  • 4
    VERB (通过仪式)接纳,使加入
    If someone is initiated into something such as a religion, secret society, or social group, they become a member of it by taking part in ceremonies at which they learn its special knowledge or customs.

    In many societies, young people are formally initiated into their adult roles.

    在很多社会里,年轻人经过正式仪式才算成年。

  • 5
    N-COUNT 有初步知识的成员;新入会的人
    An initiate is a person who has been accepted as a member by a particular group or club and been taught its secrets and skills.

    Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.

    陈是某个中国神学领域的新入门者。

noun

1
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
it is very familiar to the initiate
Synonym: enlightened
2
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Synonym: learned person pundit savant
3
someone new to a field or activity
Synonym: novice beginner tyro tiro

verb

1
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II
Synonym: lead up
2
bring up a topic for discussion
Synonym: broach
3
bring into being
He initiated a new program
Start a foundation
Synonym: originate start
4
take the lead or initiative in;participate in the development of
This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants
Synonym: pioneer
5
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
African men are initiated when they reach puberty
Synonym: induct

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  1. This term , we will initiate a new teaching plan .

    这学期我们将开始实行一个新的教学计划。

  2. Develop and initiate a new project in support of vocational service .

    发展并开始一项新的服务计划,以支持职业服务。

  3. The government has initiated a programme of economic reform .

    政府已开始实施经济改革方案。

  4. Many of them had been initiated into drug use at an early age .

    他们中有很多人在早年就被教会了吸毒。

  5. Hundreds are initiated into the sect each year .

    每年有好几百人被接纳到这个教派中。

  6. He initiated her into the study of other cultures .

    他将她领进了研究其他文化的大门。

  7. The trip was initiated by the manager of the community centre .

    这次旅行由社区活动中心的经理发起。

  8. Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline .

    陈是某个中国神学领域的新入门者。

  9. In many societies , young people are formally initiated into their adult roles .

    在很多社会里,年轻人经过正式仪式才算成年。

  10. They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics

    他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

  11. The centrepiece of the plan is the idea of regular referendums , initiated by voters .

    这个计划的亮点是选民们动议的定期举行公民投票。

  12. You can initiate policies until the cows come home , but unless they 're monitored at a senior level , you won 't get results .

    你可以花很长时间来制定政策,但除非高层对之进行监管,否则不会有效果。

  13. He is the master who initiated me into the craft .

    他是我的入门师傅。

  14. The biochemical era in the study of gastrin was initiated .

    研究促胃液素的生物化学时代开始了。

  15. Some of the biggest antitrust cases were initiated by complaints taken to the justice department .

    一些规模很大的反托拉斯案子都是由向司法部的申诉开始的。

  16. The master initiates the apprentices , but they can sharpen their skills only through their own efforts .

    师傅领进门,修行看各人。

  17. It is actually a neurological sensitivity , initiated by hormonal changes .

    它实际上是一种由荷尔蒙变化引发的神经敏感。

  18. Recently , we examined more than 400 essays on the " laws of life " that teens from two communities had written as part of an educational program initiated by the John Templeton Foundation in Radnor , Pa.

    最近,我们研究了两个社区青少年写的超过400篇以“生活法则”为主题的文章,这是约翰·邓普顿基金会在宾夕法尼亚州拉德纳境内发起的一项教育规划中的部分内容。

  19. The booklet initiates us into the problems of living abroad .

    这本小册子使我们对国外的生活情况有了初步了解

  20. A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar .

    语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。

  21. He is good at initiating projects but rarely follows through with anything .

    他善于创建项目,但难得坚持完成

  22. America 's jet project was initiated under the tightest possible secrecy .

    美国的喷气式飞机项目是在极尽可能秘密地情况下启动的

  23. He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers .

    他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。

  24. to initiate legal proceedings against sb

    对某人提起诉讼

  25. It was an initiatory ' mystery religion , ' passed from initiate to initiate , like the Eleusinian Mysteries .

    它是一个入会的“神秘宗教”,经历了由传授到传授,就像古代希腊Eleusis市的神秘主义

  26. A New Type of Initiating Explosive Separation System of Solid Missile

    新型的固体导弹分离火工系统

  27. This will not be the best day to initiate change .

    但是不适合做什么变化。

  28. Initiate production abnormal feedback , data statistics and analysis ;

    生产异常信息反馈,诊断数据收集及分类;

  29. Queue depth events could be used to initiate configuration changes .

    队列深度事件能够用于发起配置更改。

  30. The Three Challenges China Faces In Foreign Trade and Strategies It May initiate

    我国外贸面临的三大挑战与战略设想

前缀
e-开始

initial adj. 最初的

init- 开始 + -ial ...的