initial中文

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initial
/ i5niFEl /

◙ adjective
1. [attrib.] existing or occurring at the beginning
• 最初的，开始的
»our initial impression was favourable.
  我们最初的印象是好的。
  (of a letter) at the beginning of a word
• （字母）位于词首的
◙ noun
1. [一般作 initials] the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase
• （尤指姓名、短语中单词的）首字母
»the initials VAT stand for value added tax.
  首字母VAT 代表增值税。
◙ (initialled, initialling; 北美 initialed, initialing)
1. [with obj.] mark or sign (a document) with one's initials, especially in order to authorize or validate it
• （尤指为批准或使之生效）用姓名首字母签署（文件）
  agree to or ratify (a treaty or contract) by signing it
• 签署（条约，合同）

【语源】

1. early 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium 'beginning', from inire 'go in', from in- 'into' + ire 'go'