initiate

UK //ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt//US //ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'initiatus'，意为'开始'或'入门'，由 'in-'（进入）和 'ire'（去）组成。

❶ 开始或启动某个过程或活动，通常指正式或重要的行动。

“The company will initiate a new training program next month.”

（公司将于下个月启动一项新的培训计划。）

“She initiated the conversation by asking about his family.”

（她通过询问他的家庭情况来开启对话。）

❶ 通过某种仪式或程序正式接纳某人加入某个团体或组织。

“He was initiated into the secret society last year.”

（他去年被正式接纳进入这个秘密社团。）

“The ceremony initiated new members into the club.”

（仪式正式接纳了新成员加入俱乐部。）

同义词:start, begin, launch, commence, inaugurate

❶ 新加入某个团体或组织的人，通常指刚通过仪式或程序被接纳的人。

“The initiates were welcomed warmly by the senior members.”

（新成员受到了资深成员的热烈欢迎。）

“As an initiate, he had to learn the rules of the group.”

（作为一名新成员，他必须学习团体的规则。）

同义词:novice, newcomer, neophyte, apprentice, beginner

initiate into — 通过仪式或程序正式接纳某人加入某个团体或组织。

“He was initiated into the fraternity during his freshman year.”

（他在大一那年被正式接纳进入兄弟会。）