initial

adj.

1. 最初的；开始的；第一的
   happening at the beginning; first
   1. an initial payment of £60 and ten instalments of £25
      60英镑的首期付款加十次25英镑的分期付款
   2. in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign
      运动的最初阶段
   3. My initial reaction was to decline the offer.
      我最初的反应是要婉言谢绝这个提议。

noun

1. （名字的）首字母
   the first letter of a person's first name
   1. ‘What initial is it, Mrs Owen?’ ‘It's J, J for Jane.’
      “首字母是什么，欧文太太？”“是J，Jane的J。”
2. （全名的）首字母
   the first letters of all of a person's names
   1. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK.
      人们常以姓名的首字母JFK称约翰∙菲茨杰拉德∙肯尼迪。
   2. Just write your initials.
      写下你的姓名首字母即可。

verb

1. 用姓名的首字母作标记（或签名）于
   to mark or sign sth with your initials
   1. Please initial each page and sign in the space provided.
      请在每一页上用姓名的首字母签署并在规定的空白处签字。

in AM, use 美国英语用 initialing, initialed


1. ADJ 开始的;最初的
   You use initial to describe something that happens at the beginning of a process.
   1. The initial reaction has been excellent...
      初期的反应非常好。
   2. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
      本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。
2. N-COUNT (姓名的)首字母(例如 Michael Dennis Stocks 的首字母缩写为 M.D.S.)
   Initials are the capital letters which begin each word of a name. For example, if your full name is Michael Dennis Stocks, your initials will be M.D.S.
   1. ...a silver Porsche car with her initials JB on the side.
      车身有她姓名缩写JB的银色保时捷跑车
3. VERB 用姓名的首字母签名于
   If someone initials an official document, they write their initials on it, for example to show that they have seen it or that they accept or agree with it.
   1. Would you mind initialing this voucher?...
      请在凭单上用首字母签名。
   2. The agreement was initialled in June.
      这份协议是6月份草签的。

1. For an initial service, a 10 megahertz-wide band of frequencies will be needed.
   初始服务需要10兆赫宽的频带。
2. There is no initial list of contents.
   没有章首目录。
3. I'm also not crazy about the initial terms of the deal.
   我对该协议的最初条款也不太满意。
4. The first warning signals came in March when the company defaulted on its initial payment of £ 30 million.
   第一次出现警示信号是在3月份，当时该公司未能按时交纳3,000万英镑的首期付款。
5. A prospective premium of about 30 per cent on their initial investment is enticing.
   初始投资30%左右的预期溢价非常具有诱惑力。
6. The acquisition helped BCCI make its initial entrance into the US market.
   那项并购帮助国际商业信贷银行首次跻身美国市场。
7. Their initial gush of sympathy gradually dried up.
   他们最初怀有的深切同情渐渐地消失了。
8. The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
   病毒在初次感染以后可以潜伏长达10天。
9. The initial reaction has been excellent
   初期的反应非常好。
10. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
    本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。
11. The agreement was initialled in June.
    这份协议是6月份草签的。
12. The prime minister's initial ministerial appointments haven't pleased all his supporters.
    首相最初的大臣任命没能让他所有的支持者都满意。
13. The initial mobilisation was well organised.
    初步动员安排到位。
14. It was launched last year in paperback with an initial print run of 7,000 copies.
    这本书的平装本在去年推出，首次印数为7,000册。
15. The initial image projected was of a caring, effective president.
    他最初表现出的是一个充满爱心、办事有效的总统形象。
16. After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity
    解决了最初的一些问题之后，终于成功地制造出了大量丙酮。
17. The initial reaction of most participants is fear
    多数参与者的最初反应是恐惧。
18. Using the figures given above, it can be seen that machine A pays back the initial investment in two years
    从以上的数字我们可以看出，机器A在两年后就收回了最初的投资。
19. Ginny's initial rage at his treatment of Chris had simmered down to resentment.
    他对待克里斯的态度最初让金尼感到无比愤怒，后来慢慢转变成了怨恨。
20. Now that the initial shock was wearing off, he was in considerable pain
    最初的震惊渐渐过去之后，他感到疼痛难忍。
21. At present, China is still on the initial stage of socialism.
    现在，中国仍然处在社会主义的初级阶段。
22. The experiments have given initial results eventually.
    那些试验总算初见成效了。
23. The initial enthusiasm has vanished into nothing.
    初始的热情如今已荡然无存。
24. 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。
25. The initial estimate was way out.
    最初的估计差得远去了。
26. I used it in my initial aspect demonstration code last month for this reason.
    因此，在上个月我的初始方面演示代码中，我使用了它。
27. We assume that you have installed the tools and that you have completed the initial tool configuration.
    我们假定，您已经安装了我们的工具并且进行了初始的工具配置。
28. It has an initial size and a growth parameter.
    它有一个初始的大小和一个增长参数。
29. This allowed initial system testing and problem determination to be performed very shortly after functional verification completed.
    这允许在功能验证完成之后不久执行最初的系统测试和问题确定。
30. Once you have arrived at an initial set of standards, it's time to plan the implementation.
    一旦您到达了最初的标准集，就是时候计划实现了。

  original initial primitive【导航词义：原始的，最早的】

  original adj. 最初的，原始的

〔辨析〕指最早存在或出现的，只作定语。

  initial adj. 开始的，最初的

〔辨析〕指发生或出现于某过程的初始阶段的，只作定语。

  primitive adj. 原始的，远古的

〔辨析〕指生命或人类发展的初期阶段的。

noun

1. the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
   1. he refused to put the initials FRS after his name

verb

1. mark with one's initials

adj

1. occurring at the beginning
   1. took the initial step toward reconciliation