• adj. 最初的；字首的
• vt. 用姓名的首字母簽名
• n. 詞首大寫字母

in-,進入，使，-it,走，開始，詞源同itinerary,exit.即走起來的，開始的。

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.

1. They learnt a lot from the initial market testing exercise.

他們從最初的市場測試中了解了許多信息。

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2. The initial image projected was of a caring, effective president.

他最初表現出的是一個充滿愛心、辦事有效的總統形象。

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3. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.

本次初步會議的目標是澄清這些問題。

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4. I'm also not crazy about the initial terms of the deal.

我對該協議的最初條款也不太滿意。

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5. After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity.

解決了最初的一些問題之后，終于成功地制造出了大量丙酮。

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