initial
adj
noun
verb
ɪˈnɪʃəl
adj
1
happening
at
the
beginning
开始的，最初的;
an
initial
investment
of
£5000
5000 英镑的初始投资
initial
stage/phase/period
the
initial
stages
of
the
disease
疾病的早期阶段
initial
response/reaction
The
initial
response
has
been
encouraging.
最初的反应让人欣喜宽慰。
noun
2
the
first
letter
of
someone’s
first
name
名字的首字母
‘Can
I
have
your
initial,
Mr
Davies?’
‘It’s
G,
Mr
G
Davies.’
“戴维斯先生，您名字的首字母是什么？”“是 G，G.戴维斯。”
3
initials
the
first
letters
of
all
your
names
in
order
姓名的首字母
plural 复数
His
initials
are
DPH:
they
stand
for
David
Perry
Hallworth.
他姓名的首字母是 DPH，代表戴维．佩里．霍尔沃斯。
verb
4
to
write
your
initials
on
a
document
to
make
it
official
or
to
show
that
you
agree
with
something
在〔文件〕上签上姓名的首字母〔使其正式或表示同意〕;
The
two
countries
have
initialled
a
new
defence
co-operation
agreement.
两国签署了新的防御合作协议。