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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ini·tial
ETYMOLOGY Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French iniciel, from Latin initialis, from initium beginning, from inire to go into, from in-+ ire to go — more at issue DATE 1526 1. of or relating to the beginning : incipient his initial reaction 2. placed at the beginning : first the initial word of the verse
noun DATE 1627 1. a. the first letter of a name b. plural : the first letter of each word in a full name found that their initials were identical 2. a large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraph 3. anlage , precursor ; specifically : a meristematic cell
transitive verb DATE circa 1864 1. to affix an initial to 2. to authenticate or give preliminary approval to by affixing the initials of an authorizing representative English Etymology initial initial (adj.) 1526, "of or pertaining to a beginning," from L. initialis "initial, incipient," from initium "a beginning, an entrance," from pp. stem of inire "to go into, enter upon, begin," from in- "into, in" + ire "to go" (see ion). Meaning "standing at the beginning of a word, sentence, etc." (1622) led to noun sense of "initial letter of a name or surname" (1627). The verb meaning "to mark or sign with initials" is from 1864. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ initial ini·tial / i5niFl / adjective[only before noun] happening at the beginning; first 最初的；开始的；第一的: an initial payment of £60 and two instalments of £25 60 英镑的首期付款加十次 25 英镑的分期付款 in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign 运动的最初阶段 My initial reaction was to decline the offer. 我最初的反应是婉言谢绝这个提议。 noun1. [C] the first letter of a person's first name (名字的)首字母: 'What initial is it, Mrs Owen?' 'It's J, J for Jane.' "首字母是什么,欧文太太？" "是 J,Jane 的 J。" 2. initials [pl.] the first letters of all of a person's names (全名的)首字母: John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK. 人们常以姓名的首字母 JFK 称约翰 · 菲茨杰拉德 · 肯尼迪。 Just write your initials. 写下你的姓名首字母即可。 verb(-ll-, NAmE usually -l-) [VN] to mark or sign sth with your initials 用姓名的首字母作标记(或签名)于: Please initial each page and sign in the space provided. 请在每一页上用姓名的首字母签置并在规定的空白处签字。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English initial noun VERB + INITIAL have The two authors have the same initials. | be/become known by She's always been known by her initials. | use | bear, carry A stone over the door bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’. | carve, embroider, engrave (sth with), mark sth with, monogram sth with, put, sign, stamp (sth with), write He carved his girlfriend's initials in the rock. Now that she was managing director she could put the initials MD after her name. INITIAL + VERB stand for sth PREP. ~ for When writing, if you use initials for a long name, make sure you spell out the name at least once. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective 1 marking a commencement or constituting a start FF1C;initialsymptoms of the diseaseFF1E; Synonyms: beginning, inceptive, incipient, initiative, initiatory, introductory, nascent Related Words: basic, elementary, first, fundamental; embryonic, germinal; early, infant; antecedent; earliest, introductory, primary Contrasted Words: closing; concluding, conclusive; terminal, terminative; last, ultimate Antonyms: final 2 Synonyms: FIRST 2, earliest, maiden, original, pioneer, primary, prime 3 Synonyms: FIRST 1, foremost, headmost, inaugural, leading Antonyms: final Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: middle initial , or missal initial , or raised initial , or ray initial , or standing initial , or sunk initial , or initial teaching alphabet , or drop initial , or fusiform initial, or initial condition , or initial letter , or initial line , or initial reserve , or initial rhyme , or initial series , or initial side , or initial stress ini·tial I. \ə̇ˈnishəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin initialis, from initium beginning (from initus — past participle of inire to go into, begin, from in- in- (II) + ire to go — + -ium, suffix used to form abstract nouns) + -alis -al — more at issue 1. : of or relating to the beginning : marking the commencement : incipient , first < initial symptoms of a disease > < this initial series of outbreaks — Thomas Cadett > 2. : placed or standing at the beginning < the initial word of a verse > 3. : of that form regularly employed only at the beginning of a word— used of a letter in an alphabet that has two or more positional forms II. noun (-s) 1. a. (1) : the first letter of a proper name (2) initials plural : the initial letters of an individual's name and surname; also : the initial letters of the name of an organization, state, or other entity (as U.S.A. for “United States of America” or C.I.O. for “Congress of Industrial Organizations”) or of any group of words < the initials “PE” (meaning “Previous Experience”) — U.S. Code> b. (1) : a form of an alphabetical letter that regularly is used only at the beginning of a word (2) : a large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraph usually capital and extending over two or more text lines and sometimes ornate and in more than one color 2. : anlage , precursor ; specifically : a meristematic cellIII. transitive verb (initialed or initialled ; initialed or initialled ; initialing orinitialling \-sh(ə)liŋ\ ; initials) Etymology: initial (II) 1. : to affix an initial to < initial a memorandum > : to mark (as a handkerchief) with an initial 2. : to authenticate and approve (as the draft of an international agreement) in a preliminary manner by the affixing of the initials of an authorized representative |
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