~ issue(杂志的)创刊号 ~ letter of a word单词的第一个字母,首字母 ~ money创办费,开办费 ~ point起点,出发点 ~ velocity初速度
句型例句
用作定语
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The initial talks formed the basis of the later agreement.最初的会谈形成了后来协议的基础。 After she'd overcome her initial shyness, she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后,变得十分友善。
学习参考
initial还可用作名词,意思是“(姓名等的)字首,第一个字母”,常用作复数形式。例如: The initials of the United States of America is U.S.A.美利坚合众国的缩略形式是U.S.A.。
补充资料
[同义词] first, original, primary [反义词] eventual, final [词源]拉丁语initialis(开始走进)