initiation

英 [ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃn]

美 [ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃn]

n.  (常指通过特别仪式的)入会; 介绍某人初试某活动(或技艺); 开始; 创始; 发起

复数：initiations　

化学

Collins.1 / BNC.9818 / COCA.8102

牛津词典

noun

• （常指通过特别仪式的）入会；介绍某人初试某活动（或技艺）
  the act of sb becoming a member of a group, often with a special ceremony; the act of introducing sb to an activity or skill
  1. an initiation ceremony
     入会仪式
  2. her initiation into the world of marketing
     她的初次涉足营销界
• 开始；创始；发起
  the act of starting sth
  1. the initiation of criminal proceedings
     提起刑事诉讼

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 开始;创始;发起
  Theinitiationof something is the starting of it.
  1. They announced the initiation of a rural development programme...
     他们宣布启动一项农村发展计划。
  2. There was a year between initiation and completion.
     从开始到完成经过了一年的时间。
• N-VAR (常包含特殊仪式的)入会，加入
  Someone'sinitiation intoa particular group is the act or process by which they officially become a member, often involving special ceremonies.
  1. After initiation, the youths started to interact with the older members...
     入会仪式后,这些小伙子与老成员开始互动。
  2. This was my initiation into the peace movement.
     这是我初次参加和平运动。
  3. ...initiation ceremonies.
     入会仪式

英英释义

noun

• an act that sets in motion some course of events
  Synonym:triggerinduction
• the act of starting something for the first time
  1. she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
  2. the foundation of a new scientific society
  Synonym:foundingfoundationinstitutionoriginationcreationinnovationintroductioninstauration
• wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
  1. his knowledgeability impressed me
  2. his dullness was due to lack of initiation
  Synonym:knowledgeabilityknowledgeableness
• a formal entry into an organization or position or office
  1. his initiation into the club
  2. he was ordered to report for induction into the army
  3. he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame
  Synonym:inductioninstallation

双语例句

• During the initiation rite, I cried. I'd been waiting for that moment for10 years.
  在开始的仪式上我哭了，为了那有刻我已经等待了十年。
• The problem of dynamic initiation for crack-containing plate of I-mode under low-velocity impact load is investigated in this paper.
  研究了含裂纹板在低速率冲击载荷作用下的互型动态起裂问题。
• This might be related to the proinflammatory effects of OxLDL in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic plaque.
  这可能与动脉粥样斑块发生和发展中氧化低密度脂蛋白的促炎症反应效应相关。
• This article reviews TLR4 and the role of TLR4 in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis.
  本文对TLR4及TLR4在动脉粥样硬化的发生和进展中作用的研究作一概述。
• Another customer followed a similar path at project initiation, but did not have the same results.
  另一个客户在项目开始时遵循了类似的路线，但是没有获得相同的结果。
• Apoptosis is an ordered process, numerous molecules and approaches are involved in its initiation.
  凋亡是个井然有序的过程，大量的分子和途径参与了细胞凋亡发生。
• There was a year between initiation and completion.
  从开始到完成经过了一年的时间。
• However, the regulatory mechanisms of root initiation by both cytokinin and auxin are poorly understood.
  但是对于生长素和细胞分裂素对根形成起始的调控机理还所知甚少。
• This was my initiation into the peace movement.
  这是我初次参加和平运动。
• Initiation of the overall review of the implementation of the outcome of the summit for social development;
  开始全面审查社会发展问题首脑会议成果的执行情况；