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initiate

英[ɪ'nɪʃɪeɪt] 美[ɪ'nɪʃɪet]
  • vt. 开始,创始;发起;使初步了解
  • n. 开始;新加入者,接受初步知识者
  • adj. 新加入的;接受初步知识的

英英释意


1. someone new to a field or activity
2. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
3. people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity;
"it is very familiar to the initiate"