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Initial Letter Adj I'niʃəl A.开始的,最初的;N.(姓名的)首字母 英 开始的,最初的 Beginning);N.(姓名的)首字母(In

单词 initial
音标 [i'niʃəl]
解释 a.开始的,最初的;n.(姓名的)首字母
红宝书 【英】 adj. 开始的,最初的( at the beginning);n.(姓名的)首字母(in itial letter of a name)
【例】 the initial letter of a word
字源 initial (adj.)
1520s, "of or pertaining to a beginning," from Middle French initial or directly from Latin initialis "initial, incipient," from initium "a beginning, an entrance," from past participle stem of inire "to go into, enter upon, begin," from in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + ire "to go" (see ion).
initial (n.)
"initial letter of a name or surname," 1620s, from initial (adj.) in a specialized sense "standing at the beginning of a word, sentence, etc."
initial (v.)
"to mark or sign with initials," 1864, American English, from initial (n.). Related: Initialed; initialing.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】in + it 走;音:以你首,以你为首,开始
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