initial

[i'niʃəl]

n.(词)首字母
adj.开始的, 最初的, 字首的
vt.签姓名的首字母于

a.

1. 开始的, 最初的

His initial reaction was one of shock.

他最初的反应是震惊。

2. 在字开头的

n.[C]

1. (字的)起首字母

2. (姓名或组织名称等的)首字母[P1]

He carved his initials on the wall.

他将他名字的首字母刻在这墙上。

vt.

1. 签(或印)姓名的首字母于

He initialed the paper G.P.S.

他在文件上签上姓名的首字母G.P.S。

2. 草签

词形变化

副词: initially | 名词: initialness | 动词过去式: initialed/initialled | 动词过去分词: initialed/initialled | 动词现在分词: initialing/initialling | 动词第三人称单数: initials/initials |

词义辨析

同义:

a.起始的; 最初的

first  earliest  beginning  original  primary  introductory

n.(起首)字母

letter  

同义参见:

prime  elementary  maiden  incipient  sign  preliminary  

反义参见:

final  

英英释义

名词 initial:

the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

动词 initial:

mark with one's initials

形容词 initial:

occurring at the beginning

补充

initialinitial英:[iˈniʃəl] 美:[ɪˈnɪʃəl]adj.1.最初的, 开头的

例句

1. The scheme promises to give you back your initial investment, plus a return linked to the share prices.这个方案保证返还初始投资, 外加一份与股价挂钩的收益回报。 2. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.本次初步会议的目的是澄清这些问题。 3. My initial reaction was one of great relief.我的最初反应是大大地松了一口气。 4. He steered the company through the initial stages of privatization.他引导公司度过了私有化的最初阶段。 5. After the initial shock, Mark thought 'What the hell?'最初的震惊过后, 马克想：“管它呢！” 6. a silver Porsche car with her initials JB on the side一辆侧面印有她姓名首字母JB的银色保时捷汽车 7. He picked up his pen and initialled the papers.他拿起笔在文件上签下了自己姓名的首字母。 8. The agreement was initialled in June.协议是在六月份签署的。 9. an initialed handkerchief绣有姓名首字母的手帕 10. to initial a contract草签了一份合同 11. our initial impression was favourable.我们最初的印象是好的。 12. the initials VAT stand for value added tax.首字母VAT 代表增值税。 13. 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。 14. the initial stages of our survey我们这个调查的最初阶段 15. Alison Elizabeth Waters' initials are A.E.W.Alison Elizabeth Waters的首字母是A.E.W。 16. 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。 17. The symptoms are mild in the initial [=early] stages of the disease.这种病的早期症状是轻微的。 18. "Her initial [=first] reaction was to say no, but she eventually agreed to help."她的第一反应是拒绝，但最终还是同意帮忙了。 19. The reason I initially [=originally] came here was to find work.我来这儿一开始是为了找工作。 20. It turned out that the situation was not as serious as we had initially believed.原来局势没有我们开始认为的那样严峻。 21. "initially [=at first], the symptoms are mild."最初的症状温和。 22. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's middle initial stood for “Delano.”富兰克林·D.罗斯福总统中间名字的第一个字母D代表Delano。 23. She put her initials on each page of the contract.她把姓名的首字母写在合同的每一页上。 24. The initials F.D.R. stood for “Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”首字母F.D.R.代表Franklin Delano Roosevelt。 25. She initialed each page of the contract.她把姓名的首字母签在合同的每一页上。